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What that statistic misses, though, is a lot less hiring of young people in white-collar roles such as software development since ChatGPT launched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

That was the highest share since the National Association of Realtors began tracking the statistic in 2003, the trade group said in its annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

To appreciate the strength of its track record in this regard, consider a statistic known as the r-squared.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

But here's a third statistic: more than half of those surveyed said they did care if it was made by AI.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Another example of a technically correct yet misleading statistic is the fact that heart disease and cancer are the two leading killers of Americans.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

This is despite recent labour ministry statistics showing real wages in Japan have increased year-on-year for eight consecutive months.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

In the latest fund-performance statistics, released Friday by LSEG, the average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund posted a total return of minus 1.3% for October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Poverty rates in Sudan have soared to 80 percent, according to data from the central bureau of statistics, while inflation registered an astounding 99 percent last year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Far from statistical quibbling, this battle over growth rates is central to geopolitical competition, Mr. Wright argues: China is tetchy about growth statistics precisely because they are vital to Beijing’s narrative of its “inexorable rise.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

In another meeting early in 1966, McNamara saw these fears put into a language that he understood well: statistics.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin