official statistics Flashcards
1
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What are the official statistics examples?
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- Durkheim
- Public statistics
2
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What’s a short summary of Durkheim’s use of official statistics?
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Suicide: comparing rates with trends in Europe. Religion was a big factor. Italy = low: suicide is a sin. In the UK its higher: secularisation. He took statistics at face value
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What’s a short summary of Public Statistics (official statistics)?
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Used in policy making: births - plan the numbers of school places.
Ofsted + department of education : exam results.
2011 BCS found only 38% of crimes are reported.
Government can afford large scale
