2. “There are three kinds of lies:
lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
– Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81), British statesman and novelist
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Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield. (2009). In E. Knowles (Ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (7th ed.). Retrieved from
http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/view/10.1093/acref/9780199237173.001.0001/q-author-00001-00000992
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3. OVERVIEW
in this section:
Why use statistics?
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Government & other official statistics
Public opinion statistics
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4. why use statistics?
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Statistics are numerically formulated
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When used well, they give your ideas
more impact
They are especially useful when you
need make your point more precisely
and impressively
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You should always use statistics fairly
in your work
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5. government statistics
The Hong Kong Government’s Census and Statistics Department
provides detailed official statistics on a myriad of topics: population,
labour, trade, energy, transport and more
Their website is a great source
for statistics on all topics
relating to Hong Kong
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6. other official statistics
Depending on your topic, you may find these other statistical sources
useful
Asian Development Bank Statistical Database System - essential
social, economic, and financial indicators relating to the Asian
Development Bank’s developing member countries
中國統計數據庫 China Statistics- contains several database groups
covering business and financial information
CSMAR系列數據庫- provides economic data on China, company
financials, and stock market data in more than 60 subsets
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7. finding public opinion statistics
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for HONG KONG
for ELSEWHERE
The HKU Public Opinion
Programme was established to
collect and study public opinion
on various topics
The Pew Research Center
focuses mainly on the US, but
includes a “Global” section
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8. resources
Links to all of the materials covered
(and a few more!) are available on the
course guide:
http://hkbu.libguides.com/GCPS1005
Click on the “Statistics” tab
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9. image credit
Slide 4: “Statistics about statistics about…” by Frits Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, available
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Notas del editor
Attention-grabbing slide – students will be reminded of the advice given by academic staff to use statistics fairly
The presenter will state verbally that links to all of the resources mentioned in the presentation can be found on the Course Guide established for GCPS 1005.
This slide re-states and reinforces points made in Prof. Powers’ textbookLast point relates back to the original quotation