Studies and the LACK of Facts

Texas on the Brink
“Distant Dream”
How Texas Ranks Among the 50 States
January 2007 ~ Third Edition

Tonight's entry will be a verbose venting of my spleen focused on the injustice done by the authors of this so called study. I must say its a wonderful example of statistical reporting done with one eye closed to the facts and the other purposefully misrepresenting the facts via poor analysis. Can you tell I might be a little upset over this study?

Why, facts are facts are they not? Yes, facts are facts if they are factual and presented in a fair and unbiased manner. The authors of this study have taken time to list all kinds of facts that pit Texas against our fellow States. Makes one wonder how that works given Texas has many social and economical issues that are shared only by a few states.

I personally would love to hear how Iowa is dealing with their large border they share with Mexico.....or how Pennsylvania is dealing with the massive influx of immigrants from Mexico that swell their welfare rolls. Better yet what about North Dakotas issues with the changing demographics of their citizens to a predominantly Hispanic nature. No, these facts I have listed are not other states issued but they are Texas's issues.

These are just a few problems Texas deals with that other states don't yet we are pasted at the bottom or the top of the ratings and hardly ever in a good manner. If your going to do a ranking study that focuses on social economical issue at least have the backbone to take into account each states individual issues instead of mashing all states together. Sensationalism has its place as entertainment in the tabloids section of the news stand.