Category: statistics
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Arable Land Statistics
This CCTV story gives official arable land losses of 300,000+ hectares in 2006.* I question these statistics. The central government has made maintenance of arable land a priority a few years ago. The change in the numbers was immediate: subnational data that I have examined show a dramatic reduction in land losses. Two possible reasons:…
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Data Dilemmas, or How Does One draw lines?
How does one draw lines? Categorizing budget items is extremely difficult. In the US, it is widely acknowledged that around US$17 billion substantial portion of the Dept of Energy’s annual budget is “Defense Activities,” mostly researching and testing nuclear weapons. That spending could easily be classified as “defense” or “military” spending. Closer to home are…
Jeremy Wallace 