安徒生童话“皇帝的新衣”曾博得无数人的欢笑,自诩精明的世人们经常穿上“皇帝的新衣”。世上有许多貌似精确和严谨的陈述,往往不容置疑地面目出现——统计数据。当数据通过统计者有目的性的筛选,以一定的逻辑编排,最终以一种权威、准确和科学的印象出现在世人面前。很少有人会对这种“权威、准确和科学”提出疑问,更遑论挑战了。 Andersen’s fairy tale “Emperor’s New Clothes” has won countless laughter, self-savvy people often wear the “Emperor’s new clothes.” There are many seemingly precise and rigorous statements in the world, often beyond any doubt - statistical data. When data is purposefully screened by statisticians and organized in a certain logic, it eventually appears in the world with an authoritative, accurate and scientific impression. Few people question this “authority, accuracy and science”, let alone challenges.