Statistics allows us to understand the reality It indicates developmental directions Statistics...........

Logial Reasoning (CLAT) Statement - Assumptions

Statistics allows us to understand the reality. It indicates developmental directions. Statistics is good for exposing reality, but it can also be manipulated to perpetuate untruth and misunderstanding. Data has power to mislead people.

This paragraph best supports the statement that:

Words are more truthful than numbers

Study of statistics is more important than any other discipline

Numbers never lie

Numbers can be used to mislead people.

Explanation:

options a,b and c are unsubstantiated generalizations. (a) not the credited response. Can’t say that, nowhere has the comparison between words andnumbers has been made.(b) a distractor. Relevance of statistics and the drawbackshave been explained, however, nomention of studying that discipline or any other discipline can’t be made. Irrelevant.(c) a distractor. Irrelevant.(d) the credited response. The point of contention how even though the numbers maybeimportant yet maybe misleading can be best brought out in this option.