Libraries Unlimited, a Public Service Mutual providing a library service to the public,
have been told by the council to return with “statistics not stories”?
have been told by the council to return with “statistics not stories”?
Our statistics are stories.
What’s the standard deviation for a 5 bar gate filled in at the end of a long day?
Our statistics are frequently reported to 6 significant figures (845,866 visits per year). No library authority can afford the staff necessary to collect statistics to 2 significant figures
(850,000). Our statistics should be reported to one significant figure (800,000)
until we can prove they aren’t stories.
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