Category: Statistics abuse

  • Will I live longer because I live in Canberra?

    News Limited reports: The Australian Capital Territory record the highest life expectancy for males and females at 79.9 and 84 years respectively. Which they headline ‘Live longer, live in Canberra’. But of course, this is the wrong way around. Living in Canberra is very unlikely to do anything for you. But the kind of people…