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Throughout the history of mankind, statistics have served as a good assistant in the process of knowing the reality surrounding a person. It has long been known that figures, indexes, statistical data contain certain patterns that need to be skillfully revealed in order to understand the causes and consequences of everything that happens. But are they being used with such skill and competence today?
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