Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment

Population Projections: Breaking Down the Assumptions

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 Posted in Population Basics

by Carolyn Lamere This post was originally published by The New Security Beat, by the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson Center. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="531" caption="Photo: Sean ... Read more..

Two Convincing Graphs

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Posted in Population Basics

by Carl Haub, senior demographer If statistics lie, as some have said, graphs can be the greatest prevaricators of all. I remembered a short article I did for a PRB newsletter ... Read more..

Moving Beyond “Developed” and “Developing”

Friday, October 15th, 2010 Posted in Income/Poverty

by Eric Zuehlke, editor The world’s poorest people live in poor countries, right? It seems self-evident. However, The Economist recently ran a piece on a new study from the Institute of ... Read more..

To Tell the Truth…With Statistics!: Aggregates and Averages

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in Reproductive Health

by Jay Gribble, vice president, International Programs  I was recently looking at use of family planning methods in Pakistan. According to the recent Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07, almost 30 ... Read more..

To Tell the Truth…With Statistics!: Affirmation from the Top

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in PRB News

by Bill Butz, president and CEO Accompanied by old friend and PRB visiting scholar Charlie Teller, I biked from home to the National Mall early yesterday morning. Among the 2 million, we ... Read more..

To Tell the Truth…With Statistics!: Poverty

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty, Population Basics

by Bill Butz, president and CEO “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Benjamin Disraeli “It is easy to lie with statistics, but it is easier to lie ... Read more..

To Tell the Truth…With Statistics!: Population

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics

by Bill Butz, president and CEO “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Benjamin Disraeli “It is easy to lie with statistics, but it is easier to lie ... Read more..