Tim Hudak’s Troubled Geometry

Jim Stanford, Progressive Economics:

Tim Hudak's "changebook" platform contains 13 graphs illustrating various statistical aspects of Tory policy. NOT ONE of those 13 is legitimate: at least 3 have false data, several manipulate bars to make them look larger than they are, several manipulate the axes & scaling, and several have misleading source citations. If this is how they handle numbers, just imagine how they'll handle a $100 billion annual budget!

My complete dissection of the 13 graphs might not be the most thrilling reading (unless, like me, you are a true numbers nerd). But it casts major questions on the numerical credibility of the Tory platform. Here’s the link to the full study, called Graphs for Dummies, that was released Tuesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s Ontario office:

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/graphs-dummies

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