What is "ethno-statistics"?
Question and options
What is "ethno-statistics"?
- The study of the way statistics are constructed, interpreted and represented
- The study of the way ethnic minorities are represented in official statistics
- A new computer program designed to help lay people understand statistics
- An interpretivist approach made famous by the work of Garfinkel (1967)
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - The study of the way statistics are constructed, interpreted and represented
Ethno-statistics is the study of how statistics are constructed, interpreted and represented in practice. It is not about ethnic minorities or software. It applies an ethnomethodological lens to statistics themselves, but it is not Garfinkel's own approach.
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