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misuse of statistics

erroneous use of statistical argument when the statistical reason involved is false or misapplied
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misuse of statistics

Summary

misuse of statistics is a type of fallacy[1]. It draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #12 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • misuse of statistics's instance of is recorded as type of fallacy[3].
  • misuse of statistics's subclass of is recorded as abuse[4].
  • misuse of statistics's subclass of is recorded as fallacy[5].
  • misuse of statistics's subclass of is recorded as scientific misconduct[6].
  • misuse of statistics's Commons category is recorded as Misuse of statistics[7].
  • misuse of statistics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04j5n8[8].
  • misuse of statistics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Misuse of statistics[9].
  • misuse of statistics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Misuse of statistics[10].
  • misuse of statistics's uses is recorded as statistics[11].
  • misuse of statistics's Quora topic ID is recorded as Misuse-of-Statistics[12].
  • misuse of statistics's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 150677863[13].

Why It Matters

misuse of statistics draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #12 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). misuse of statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/misuse-of-statistics
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_misuse-of-statistics_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{misuse of statistics}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/misuse-of-statistics}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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