zombie statistic
noun1
A piece of demonstrably untrue numerical information that "won't die" and remains frequently cited by institutions and the media.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
noun
A piece of demonstrably untrue numerical information that "won't die" and remains frequently cited by institutions and the media.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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