David Oliver: Let’s argue about statistics
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David Oliver: Let's argue about statistics.
In his recent speech to the Conservative Party conference the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, used statistics enthusiastically. I counted at least 27 times that he mentioned numerical data. And he made several more assertions about numbers, such as, “Safer care doesn’t cost more; it costs less.” Not bad for a speech of 23 minutes. He used statistics to take credit on behalf of his government for...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i5649