In my opinion I think that statistics play an important role in our society. We use statistics in almost everything, like media, our jobs, laws, school and sports. We base a lot of our opinions on what these statistics say. We always seem to believe these statistics even though they could be lying and fooling us.

From reading this article, I believe that statistics can improve many things in our society. For example drinking and driving, when people are aware of the statistics of how many car accidents are caused by driving under the influence of alcohol, they become more cautious with their decisions. Having real evidence and numbers to prove something is a more persuasive way to convincing someone than by just telling them.

In almost all statistics there are at least 1 influencing factor, which will affect the outcome and numbers of the statistics.