The Trouble With Statistics

Despite what the left-brain types may want you to believe, numbers are as slippery as anything.

Case in point: According to Forbes, Hartford, Conn., is the 10th-best city to find a job.

Except, notes the Hartford Advocate, “Hartford’s booming job market is even more impressive considering that it was just last month when Forbes called the city 17th worst in the nation to look ‘for jobs this winter.’ For those of you playing along at home, that means Hartford leapfrogged 23 ranking slots in just about 21 days.”

But back in November, Hartford was the 5th

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