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Originally posted by geep
Notice that in the objectives the author states he intends to investigate "guns in the home". (quoted directly from his text). Notice next in his results he states "shootings occurred in or around a residence". Well, which is it? What exactly is included in his statistical count. Were the guns kept in the house? Or were they brought there from the outside? Maybe closer examination reveals the answer but it was not available to me at that website. There are other problems with this research summary, can you find them?
Statistics should always be looked at skeptically, they are not by themselves valid proof, whether in Michael Moore's hands or Rush Limbaugh's (or anyone elses for that matter). Their presentation adds selling points to the pitch, but it doesn't make the product better.
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Funny how I don't see you as nitpicky regarding the investigation of NBC/WMD in Iraq. Maybe it's because you can't argue with this statistic:
Number of NBC/WMD found: 0
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