Bias is a major problem for researchers, because it is easy to come up with misleading data inadvertently.
"But unfortunately, it's very easy to use misleading or confusing data."
Further, law enforcement agencies can provide inadvertently misleading data as a result of local policing practices.
(Several airlines said they actually gave away more seats last year and accused the magazine of using misleading data.)
Some projects require advanced statistical tools to make sense of misleading data.
All she could do was leave misleading data in computer memories.
But what if increasing inequality is mostly a myth - an artifact of misleading data and changing lifestyles?
Last week it was reported that Washington had knowingly provided incorrect or misleading data to both sides.
The reports have prompted complaints of distorted, misleading and, in one case, inaccurate data.
And the Legislature might have passed insurance reform even if Empire hadn't provided misleading data.