POL208Y1 Final: Anscomb Quartet
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Anscomb quartet comprises four datasets that have nearly identical simple descriptive statistics but appear very differently when graphed. Demonstration of misinterpretation in summary statistics easy to manipulate data or miss the point. Graphs are often incredibly misleading, or not properly formatted which makes it difficult to discern information. When russia applies anscomb quartet to graph the statistics and show its overall military power, economic power compared to other great powers in the global community, it could be misleading and distorted with the use of anscomb quartet. China is currently growing at a rapid rate compared to other world nations. Graphs such as these are used in order to determine china"s possible future standing in the world order surpassing nations such as the usa and russia in gdp, population, etc. It is as an application (democratic concepts or authoritative)
