[PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences

[John Swindler]

A lot of statistics aren't worth the paper they are printed on, such as consumer price index, unemployment,  highway fatalities and transit ridership numbers.  All are nothing more then estimates with a lot of assumptions.  But they can provide some means of arriving at ballpark estimates.
 
And this is nothing compared to some financial reports. (which also aren't worth the paper they are printed on)  But best not go there.
 
My favorite reference is an internal memo from a certain transit authority that talks about a "heuristically derived formula" for their ridership statistics.  And yes, I had to look that word up.
 
John
> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 11:48:21 -0800> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Mr.Schneider;> > > This certainly puts it in perspective doesn't it.> > It has been stated that the U.S. has higher work place injuries as well within the last couple decades; I have not heard any comparisons recently. Relative to injuries one has to wonder about the criteria for reporting; this could vary considerably between countries, even locations inside borders.> > > Phil> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----> > From: Schneider Fred <fwschneider at comcast.net>> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2008 11:28:33 AM> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences> > > http://www.driveandstayalive.com/info%20section/statistics/statsmulticountry-percapita-2004.htm> > > > Most recent data I could find was 2004. "Close enough for govmint > > work."> > > > Yes, China killed 107,077 people on their roads in 2004 but that is > > out of a population of 1.3 billion people. India lost 90,000 out of > > a billion people. We lost 42,636 out of 293.5 million.> > > > China had 8.26 fatalities per 100,000 people,> > India had 8.33 and> > we had 14.53.> > > > Surprisingly, the worst death rate was> > Russia with almost 25 deaths per 100,000 population.> > > > Germany, with a motor vehicle registration rate about the same as > > ours but with people driving about half as many miles per year as we > > do and with a tremendous number of miles of express highways (very > > well designed ones) with no speed limits outside of rural areas, has > > a fatality rate half that of the U. S. A. > > Their rate is 7.09 per 100,000.> > > > > > 
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