统计数据现在已经成为媒体和公众经常使用的信息,而提供这些数据的统计部门同样也走出了默默无闻的境界,成为重要的信息来源渠道之一。至于统计数据的使用者,尤其是各级党政官员更是把国内生产总值等统计指标挂在嘴上,津津乐道,乐此不疲。用数据展现成就是好事也是坏事。从好的一方面来说,使以前人们所常用的快慢、好坏等概念性判断变得更加明晰,更易于比较,同时也给数据的生产者带来地位和尊敬。然而凡事有利就必有其弊,数据与当事者的利害有关,那么弄虚作假,特别是在核实数据真实性比较困难的情况下,就无从避免。对于数据的提供者而言,或是为虎作伥,或是决不低头,舍此大概找不到第三条路了。 Statistics have now become a regular source of information for the media and the general public, and the statistics department that provides them has also come out of the unknown as one of the key sources of information. As for the users of statistics, especially the party and government officials at all levels, they are even more concerned about the statistical indicators such as the GDP. It’s good and bad to show achievements with data. On the good side, conceptual judgments such as quickness, goodness, badness, etc., used by people in the past are made clearer and easier to compare, and also bring status and respect to data producers. However, if there is any advantage, the data will have something to do with the interests of the parties concerned. Therefore, it is impossible to avoid fraud, especially when it is difficult to verify the authenticity of the data. For data providers, either for the tiger, or never give up, this probably can not find the third way out.