Tag: Statistics
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Compstat
I can’t believe that I have not already written a post on Compstat but I can’t find anything. Grrrrrr!! Ok so, for those that don’t know Compstat is a system of policing accountability which originated in New York with the NYPD. And in case you don’t know Garry McCarthy, the current Chicago Police Superintendent, is…
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Bogus Chicago-area Jobless Rate Dips
Lies… Damn Lies… and Statistics: The February unemployment rate in the Chicago area dropped to 8.9 percent from 9.6 percent a year ago, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The Chicago area, which includes Joliet and Naperville added roughly 38,100 jobs to the payrolls, according to the data,…