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Originally Posted by livingdustmops  I could be wrong but I assumed (I know...I know  ) that the question was asked how old the people were that dumped their animals at the shelter and of the number dumped 62% of the people were under 30.
I worked for a car manufacturer...haha I understand how marketing people can take information and twist it.... |
Right, that's why it's always important to know the agenda of someone giving the percentage. A real scientist would catch holly heck for using them inappropriately, and most (over 50%
) scientists do care about their reputation. You could, for example, also say that their study indicated most of the people who turned dogs over to rescues had a high school education. Does this mean you shouldn't place home with people who've had a high school education or that you would be better off placing them with people who hadn't graduated high school? Of course not, it just means that most of the people turning a dog over to rescue had graduated high school. It's the interpretation of percentages, that misleads most people.
By the way, I really wish they taught statistics in high school for everyone, I think people would be so much harder to trick.