I need a short 1 paragraph anwser.
Most statistics are used in ways that are compliant with how we think they should be. However there is, and always has been, a creative side to the presentation of what we consider hard numbers. By now you are seeing the predictive possibilities of the math. I have linked a few websites below on creative statistics for you to look at. This is by no means an exhaustive list. I invite you to look at these and find your own and write a short synopsis of your favorite and why.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yisnCO4Zr08
http://psychnut.com/statistics/netflix-uses-stats-to-target-you/
http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/03/13/creative-statistics-revisited/
http://www.cancermonthly.com/blog/2007/12/chemotherapy-statistics.html
http://ownthedollar.com/2009/04/careful-people-manipulate-statistics-results/
http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/articles_2005/terrorism_statistics_manipulated.php
http://www.helium.com/items/1377267-statistics
This only has to be a paragraph long. quick and easy work. Need it done in the next hr though.