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Disinfecting & Sanitizing, Education
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Frankly, not much.

This type of statement and other similar ones that are used in the marketing of many common disinfectants can be misleading and potentially dangerous if it is the primary reason you are choosing a particular product.

Imagine you are concerned about the flu virus and you want to use a disinfectant that will be effective against all of this year's Influenza types and strains. If a disinfectant claims that it will kill 99.9% of germs, it should kill 99.9% of the flu germs on a given surface, right? And, if killing 99.9% of germs is good, then a product that says it will kill 99.99% of germs should work even better, right?

WRONG. On both questions.

Some of the most popular disinfectants sold in the United States are effective on only a small number of pathogens. Many of these products have marketing statements that say the product "kills 99.9% of germs*." However, somewhere on the container in small print is the list of germs it actually kills, and this list of germs may or may not include some or all of the Influenza viruses.

A quick look at the label of many popular products reveals some interesting facts found in the large print of marketing and the small print of reality. As a generalrule of thumb, if you see an asterisk on a label then the marketing claims need a closer examination.
The Truth About 99.9%
When a marketing claim of "kills 99.9% of germs" is used, it may or may not kill the specific variety of bacteria or pathogen you need killed. By law, disinfectants must list the microorganisms which a product has been tested for and found to be effective against on their label, as well as proper dilution and directions for use. Check the label for the specific pathogens you need protection from.
All Disinfectants Are Not Created Equal
Many people think that all disinfectant solutions are basically the same and the only differences are color, fragrance, and maybe the dilution ratio. The truth is that there are many different formulations which vary primarily based on chemical composition, efficacy claims (what it is proven to kill) and dilution ratios.

Common types of disinfectants used for facility maintenance may include active ingredients such as quaternary ammonium (quat), sodium hypochlorite (bleach), hydrogen peroxide, silver ions, iodine, acids or alcohol - each of which may be effective on different strains of pathogens.

Some types of formulations are more effective against viruses such as influenza and colds. Others are effective against bacteria commonly found in and around food preparation areas. Others are considered high-level disinfectants with very a wide range of efficacy against antibiotic resistant organisms for the healthcare market. And still others have claims most useful in animal clinics. It is important to know what you need.

Disinfectants kill only select strains of germs. No disinfectant is capable of killing all germs found on a hard surface. The absence of all germs is referred to as sterilization and is a process that surpasses the efficacy level achieved with any disinfectant solution. EPA-registered chemical sterilantsare the only types of sanitation products that can make a claim to kill all pathogens on hard surfaces.
Make an Informed Disinfectant Decision
Before deciding on which disinfectant is right for your specific purpose, be sure to read its label. Many excellent disinfectant solutions exist that meet the needs of most applications. When choosing, consider a few key decision-making guidelines:
What are the germs of concern?

If it is cold or flu, chose a product with a wide range of claims against viruses

In a health care setting antibiotic resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile (C.diff) are present. Often hospitals and other healthcare facilities will use more than one disinfectant solution to effectively combat the different types of pathogens they are most concerned with

Schools and daycare may have specific organisms of concern, such as RSV

Animal care facilities need products with claims specific for animals, such as canine parvovirus or feline leukemia

Surfaces to be disinfected: Some disinfectants are not recommended for all surfaces. One example is bleach, which can be damaging to stainless steel. Another is products with a high pH, which can damage floor finishes and fabrics. Neutral pH solutions are better on floors than high pH solutions, however they may not have all of your required kill claims.

Safety and user exposure: Building occupants, students, patients, residents, and janitorial staff may have skin or odor sensitivities to various disinfectant solutions.

Dilution: Disinfectants come in concentrated, ready to use, wipes, and even aerosol forms, each with different kill claims. You'll want to consider convenience and budget.

So what does the statement "Kills 99.9% of germs" on a disinfectant really mean? We think not much. The bottom line is that no matter what the marketing claim, no single disinfectant solution will work for every application and in every setting. Many excellent options for disinfecting are available. Read the label and consult your supplier for an appropriate recommendation.

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TIP: On Nyco's website, type in a pathogen name in the SEARCH bar in the upper right, then click on it in the dropdown to see disinfectants with efficacies for that specific pathogen.

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What Does "Kills 99.9% of Germs" REALLY Mean?

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This is an example of a good looking graph because although the difference is only 1066000 which in basically 1 million the graph makes it look like a difference of 5 million or more.

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Miracle Mike Sebba sent me this beautiful graph with the caveat that it might be fake, and sadly it did not really air on Fox News. By "sadly," I guess I mean "fortunately," since in theory we are against misleading people. That's why we're so angry at Fox. The image above, with its y-axis reversed and crammed into the bottom half of the graph, is a fake issuing from the bowels of the internet. Don't read too much of that Reddit thread, lest you encounter people who argue that it's still a downward-trending line "even if you flip the numbers," plus people who, after they know it's fake, continue to decry Fox News for airing it. The point is that Fox News tricks people, even if you have to trick people into understanding that.

Here's a graph that actually aired on Fox News and probably inspired the phony one at the top of this post:

You can tell this one is real, because it says "Obamacare" at the top instead of "Affordable Care Act." Also, Fox apologized for airing it, probably because it depicts six million as being approximately one third of 7.06 million. If you read all the way down to the bottom of the Wonkette post, you will find that the author explicitly doesn't suggest that people launch a distributed denial-of-service attack against Fox in retaliation, which is the sweet spot between information and incitement where we all want journalism to be.

The internet is a weapon that the young and disenfranchised can use against the old, at least for the time being. I think we can agree that part of what's troubling about Fox News is how many old people get all their information from the network. In many ways, it's the monolithic, ideologically manipulative news monster that we wanted to believe existed during our youths.

Fox is the most watched cable news network. The average age of its viewers is 68, which is terrifying until you consider that the average age for CNN and MSNBC viewers is 60, and the average for broadcast networks is 62-64. Television news is for old people. While the broad societal complaint is that Fox News cheapens discourse and deliberately misleads America, the visceral complaint is that it's doing that to our parents.

Which returns us to our phony graph, a telling example of Fox's mendacity that happens to be made up. Like the cable news network, the internet is a source of information that our parents accept less critically than we do. Plenty of people get taken in by web satire, but anecdotal evidence suggests that Mom and Dad are more troll- and hoax-vulnerable than people who (sort of) grew up with the medium. If we could perform a statistical analysis of Christmas dinner conversations worldwide, I suspect that the two most common sources of erroneous sexagenarian opinion would be A) the internet and B) Fox News.

So is it cool to emphasize the unreliability of (B) by propagating a false example on (A)? Obviously, the purpose of spreading any kind of misinformation on the internet is lulz, which is like laughter only about to succumb to sleep apnea. Still, let's imagine that this fake graph has a purpose, and the purpose is to satirize Fox.

The message here-the satirical subtext, if you will-is that Fox News is a misleading source of information. Is it ethically correct to convey that message by misleading people into thinking this is a real Fox News graph?

We've talked about misleading satire before in re: The Daily Currant, but there the satire in question was not funny. Strictly speaking, it was not too good to be true, and that was the problem. By comparison, our phony graph is pretty funny. But it's also presented as a screen cap, with the crawl and everything. It's funny because it's true; without the bitter patina of Fox News airing it to radicalize your dad, it's just a very bad graph.

This bogus Fox News graphic arrives at the same place as The Daily Currant by a different route. It's satire that provides no indication that it's satire-also known as lying. And if we accept that the problem with Fox News is that it leads its viewers to what it considers correct conclusions through deceptive means-for example, misleading graphs-then this misleading graph is immensely problematic, although it conveys a message with which we agree.

Propaganda is propaganda, in other words, even if it does emerge organically from the internet. Plenty of people have been tricked by this phony screencap, including this college statistics professor. Are we combating misinformation by giving people false evidence for the correct belief that Fox News is tricking people? Or do we consider our national discourse a scramble to get stupid people to believe what we believe, so that more misinformed opinions coincide with the truth?

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This misleading Fox News graph is fake - Combat!

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Miracle Mike Sebba sent me this beautiful graph with the caveat that it might be fake, and sadly it did not really air on Fox News. By "sadly," I guess I mean "fortunately," since in theory we are against misleading people. That's why we're so angry at Fox.

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the British tabloid the Mail (newspaper) claimed that global warming had stopped.

1. The graph is showing air temperatures. This is a very poor measure of global warming, because much of the heat ends up in the oceans.

2. This is a very short term graph. You can’t make good predictions based on a little data. A better graph for global warming would show the trend since the industrial revolution.

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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (2014). Surveys conducted late in October showed Democrat Jack Conway with a healthy lead over his Republican rival, Mr. Bevin. That didn’t happen. Mr. Bevin won by nearly 8 points. The polls had underestimated Republican turnout and undecided voters overwhelmingly broke toward Mr. Bevin.

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The graph presented here is trying to show that apparently not wearing your leads to an astronaut's death. The connection seems real but in reality it isn't. Just because it is correlated doesn't mean it is causation

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This graph details that Higher education is not worth it due to the cost of the education not giving back a good return. Ignoring the possibility that not going to college may diminish your returns even more

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Another example that correlates is organic food sales and autism again showing correlation doesn’t mean causation.

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Supposedly with this mindset being born in January or December increases the chances of a child being born with autism. Correlation is not causation.

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In this case the graph suggests that MMR vaccines cause autism. However, correlation is not causation. This may be due to a number of reasons: the diagnosis for autism became broader or the number of cases reported are growing. Or the graphs just simply rise together

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This graph measures the increase in innovation from 2007 to 2015. This may be true the graph shows an increase in innovation, but how is innovation measured. There is no unit used for innovation the graph just aims to show an upwards slope in innovation.

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this is also a misleading graph because it emphasizes that over 100 million people are receiving some form of federal welfare although it only starts at 94 million so it should not be that big of a deal

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this is an example of a good looking graph because it shows the big difference that could have happened if bush tax cuts expired although it only starts at 34

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there is no correlation between Nicholas cage and swimming pool drownings

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This graph shows two unaffiliated variables being measured. How could anyone compare between computer science doctorates awards in the US and the net worth generated by arcades?

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how come they are both 37% and one is higher than the other

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The Scotland Independence poll is definitely played with. Either the ‘Yes’ or the ‘No’ is a hoax just to increase the number of votes because adding 52 and 58 exceeds 100.

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This graph shows that there is a correlation between the number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets and the total revenue generated by skiing facilities. However, the two variable are completely unrelated to each other, they cannot cause each other.

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This bar graph shows the devastating drop in this pitcher's speed after one year. The bar graph here illustrates a huge gap between the two speeds. However, the drop in his speed was only 2.0 MPH.

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In 2009 and 2010, Reebok made the following claims about its "EasyTone" and "RunTone" shoes: Lab tests “proved” that the shoes work “your hamstrings and calves up to 11% harder and tone your butt up to 28% more than regular sneakers … just by walking!”.

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This graph shows the number of Olympic medals won by a country. According to the scale of the image, the value of one medal drawn represents almost 250 medals. Therefore, the difference between USA and Russia (more than 1000 medals according to the number written) cannot by represented by only one medal.

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the graph below shows an ambiguous correlation between eating sour cream and the number of motorbike accidents. there were no evidence given to prove such relation however, people will interpret the way the way they want. In order to create a reliable correlation we have to search for evidence and test them to be able to support the relationships between variables that create such causation.

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polls from CNN represented a graph in which Trump was voted to be the most unfavorable incoming president in modern history but it was then proven to be false and was adjusted by pollers

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The axis was altered to look as if the number of cancer screening and prevention services decrease as the number of abortions increase. However as you can see in the second graph is relatively constant.

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The numbers are correct, however they did not result of the medication. it was a result of the placebo group gaining wait increasing the difference. In an experiment or a study everything should be kept constant especially the weight of those in the placebo group.

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This graph shows that there is a relationship between these two variables when actually there is not because there is no relation between your shoe size and the iq.

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This graph shows a 0.6 degree decrease in mean temperatures from 1998 to 2012. However, the graph fails to mention that 1998 was an exceptionally hot year due to other factors. It also takes into account only 14 years while weather cycles are typically measured every 30 years.

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A tic tac is mostly sugar. However, the reason Tic Tac can confidently say that they re sugar free or their sugar levels being a confident 0 is that the FDA permits labeling any amount of sugar under 0.5 grams as a 0. A single tic tac is under 0.5 grams.

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You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn't tried an infamous Tic Tac mint. These well-known breath-fresheners have been around since 1969, and they have been popular due to their fun containers and low calories.

In fact, the name "Tic Tac" comes from the sound of when the iconic box is opened and closed. However, despite the popularity of the mint, it's a common misconception that Tic Tacs don't contain sugar.

Although the label describes Tic Tacs as containing 0 grams of sugar, Tic Tacs are not actually sugar-free, and you can blame this little trick on serving size. Here's what the company says on their website:

"Tic Tac® mints do contain sugar as listed in the ingredient statement. However, since the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams, FDA labeling requirements permit the Nutrition Facts to state that there are 0 grams of sugar per serving."

You might want to think twice about popping a bunch of these mints without question, as a box of these mints can add up!

Here are some other fun facts about Tic Tacs:
Photo by D.o.M.e.N.i.C.o (memmo77) Photo by Neal.

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The Sneaky Reason Why Tic Tacs Can Say 'Sugar Free' (When They Really Aren't)

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You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn't tried an infamous Tic Tac mint. These well-known breath-fresheners have been around since 1969, and they have been popular due to their fun containers and low calories. In fact, the name "Tic Tac" comes from the sound of when the iconic

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*Shahinda ElDefrawy        This graph makes it look like the deficit has always been high, due to the fact the graph starts in 2009, this could lead to think that the deficit is continuing but it hasn’t. The deficit was just 1.2 percent of GDP in 2007, when the housing market collapsed.

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*Shahinda ElDefrawy        This graph makes it look like the deficit has always been high, due to the fact the graph starts in 2009, this could lead to think that the deficit is continuing but it hasn’t. The deficit was just 1.2 percent of GDP in 2007, when the housing market collapsed.

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This Itch relief graph is definitely manipulative, not even due to the scales but because simply it completely lacks labels. Leaving consumers to assume that lanacane is more effective than aniti-itch cream.However, technically this graphs tells us absolutely no statistics/facts

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This graph shows that there is a coreelation between the divorce rate in Maine and the consumption of margarine per person, and how they decrease and increase together; this may be true.However, in no way does that mean that one is causing the other, as they are not related in any way. Also, the similar names make it even more ridiculous, nothing is proved to cause the other without a random controlled trial

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But according to a 1997 Federal Trade Commission report, just 16% of pediatricians recommended Gerber to their patients.

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This graph shows that Sweden is the rape capital of Europe, but Sweden just defines rape more broadly so they have more rape incidents.

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This graph shows two unrelated variables together and tries to convince people that they're related. (Age of miss America and murder by steam, hot vapors and hot objects)

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This graph is misleading. It looks like the temperature is rising but little do we realize that it only shows the first half of the year, so of course the temperature rises dramatically.

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"Only one in 10 Americans possess a passport. This is a figure routinely touted as evidence of US insulation from and ignorance of the world – which in turns explains perceived foreign policy blunders in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. That may be a real phenomenon, or it may not. But even if it is, it isn’t down to lack of travel. At the last count, 114,460,000 Americans – 37% – had passports. "

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News that last week's shocking claim that 48 women are raped every hour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is actually a shocking piece of statistical methodology makes me wonder what other parts of our world view are based on erroneous stats. Over the years, I've collected a few choice examples of my own but I'd be delighted to hear of any more. Please feel free to add any of your own in the comment box below.

There is a serious point to this exercise. Many of the figures I cite below have formed the false foundation on which businesses and governments have based strategy and policy. One, the figure for Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa, contributed to a climate of xenophobia that costs scores of lives. Many seem wilfully false, created out of, say, a journalist's desire to create a sensation, a government's need to make a political point or an aid agency's wish for more funds. Here's my top five falsehoods-in-figures:

1. The size of India's middle class is 300 million people. No, it isn't. The size of India's middle class was 50 million in 2005, according to this report by McKinsey, and won't be quite 250 million by 2015. And yet the 300 million figure has been pervasive for years, cited by everyone from the UN to multinationals to the US President: I was in New Delhi in 2005 when George W. Bush hailed the new Indian middle class of 300 million people. India will get its middle class of 300 million one day. But basing foreign or commercial policy on that figure today is premature, and ignores the reality that even by 2015, a full 78% of Indians will earn incomes below even McKinsey's generous definition of middle class (incomes of $4,376 or less a year).

2. The 1998-2002 war in the DRC cost 5.4 million lives, more than any conflict since World War II. No, it didn't. It's undeniable that the chaos of war makes collecting statistics particularly difficult. But it doesn't help clarify the situation if, as the International Rescue Committee did in 2008, you take a sample from the most war-torn area of the country and extrapolate it for the whole country, nor if you attribute to war deaths that are in reality from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia. There is, no doubt, a strong, indirect link between those deaths and war, even if the fighting had largely ended by 2002 and you are collecting figures for six years after that. But there is an even stronger and more direct link between these deaths and the DRC's extremely poor health system. Deaths directly resulting from the fighting number in the tens of thousands. The IRC later said a more accurate toll was spread of between 3 million and 7.6 million. Other estimates put the total number of dead from conflict and the decline in living conditions that resulted at 1-2 million. All these figures describe a catastrophe. But if you base decisions on quantities of aid and peacekeepers on bad figures, you'll inevitably get bad results.

3. There are 3 million Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa. No, there aren't. This figure is used almost universally by journalists and governments to describe the extent of the economic collapse in Zimbabwe and its implications for Zimbabwe's neighbors. It was in wide use during the largely anti-Zimbabwean riots in 2008 in which more than 60 people died across South Africa. Tragic, then, that it's not true. Puzzled by the stat's appearance, the Southern African Migration Project, a research and advisory body which specializes in tracking refugees, carried out two investigations: into the true figure, which it found to be 800,000 to 1 million, and the origin of the number of 3 million, which it found to be a South African journalist.

4. The recent financial crisis will push up to 100 million people in developing countries into absolute poverty. This was a prediction, rather than a statement of fact, one that was endorsed by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the UN and almost every aid agency in the world. The figure was used as a rallying cry to raise funds to alleviate the wave of poverty said to be about to sweep the poor world - something that was deemed particularly unfair, since it was the rich world that caused the crisis. The effects would be particularly severe in Africa, the experts agreed, where former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn foresaw a threat of "civil unrest, perhaps even war." It didn't happen. Only South Africa, Africa's biggest economy, went briefly into recession. The other 47 countries in Africa escaped the worst of the crisis, and even managed to grow by an average 2% in 2009, returning to 5% GDP growth in 2010 and a predicted 5.6% this year. Least affected, in fact, were the poorest of the poor: Africa's 29 low income countries saw their economies grow by a healthy 4.5% in 2009. Still, the warnings worked. Global aid rose 6.8% to $119.6 billion in 2009. In 2010, when the US and Britain ring-fenced foreign aid even as they trimmed and slashed spending in almost every other area, it increased again, by another 5% to $126 billion.

5. Only one in 10 Americans possess a passport. This is a figure routinely touted as evidence of US insulation from and ignorance of the world - which in turns explains perceived foreign policy blunders in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. That may be a real phenomenon, or it may not. But even if it is, it isn't down to lack of travel. At the last count, 114,460,000 Americans - 37% - had passports. While that figure is still not large - the comparative figure in the UK is 71% - it is rising: the numbers of US citizens applying for passports doubled in the last decade, the era in which the US is said to have committed most of its overseas mistakes. And Americans actually come third in the world behind Britons and Germans for the most international flight departures in a year. Meanwhile, only 1.5% of Chinese have passports.

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Damn Statistics: Top Five False Figures That Mean We Get The World Wrong

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News that last week's shocking claim that 48 women are raped every hour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is actually a shocking piece of statistical methodology makes me wonder what other parts of our world view are based on erroneous stats.

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Correlation doesn't mean causation. This graph has two variables that have no relation to one another (The number of people who die by becoming tangled in their bedsheets and cheese consumed)
Link: http://tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

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The graph makes the welfare problem look like it’s out of control. But in reality the y-axis starts at 94 million!

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FOX News published a chart on 2011 that shows how terrible of a job Obama has done of improving the unemployment crisis

Note that the value plotted in November (8.6) is not correct

The graph might look like it has a steep incline when in fact the whole employment rate is stable around 9%

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Via Washington Monthly, FOX News recently published a chart showing how terrible of a job Obama's done recently of improving the unemployment crisis.

Interesting graphing there, FOX. Very 80s feel with your choice of colors, fonts and such. I took the numbers on that chart and built my own. Took me about thirty seconds in LibreOffice Calc. I spent most of the time playing with the colors and fonts, setting the axes and making sure I used the same graph style as FOX did, or as close as I could get without making the fonts absurdly large for visibility on the 14″ CRT TVs that their viewership uses primarily. I think ultimately, mine's much nicer.

Plus it has the advantage of not having wildly misrepresented any of the data. If, you know, accuracy is your thing. Which I understand is not really FOX's particular bailiwick, since their goal is to disinform and misinform their viewers in every way they can, so as to benefit their Republican masters. Reality has a well-known liberal bias, after all.

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I'm better at graphs than FOX News - Lousy Canuck

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Via Washington Monthly, FOX News recently published a chart showing how terrible of a job Obama's done recently of improving the unemployment crisis. Interesting graphing there, FOX. Very 80s feel with your choice of colors, fonts and such. I took the numbers on that chart and built my own.

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Obamacare signups - when 7 million was 5x more than 6 million - wanting to show an exaggerated number as a goal for the future.

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The 'Kills 99.99% of germs' in hand sanitizers. When actually tested in the lab, they found out that it only kills 46% of germs. But if they do actually claim that it kills 99.99%, then where did that 0.01% go?

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Disinfecting & Sanitizing, Education
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Frankly, not much.

This type of statement and other similar ones that are used in the marketing of many common disinfectants can be misleading and potentially dangerous if it is the primary reason you are choosing a particular product.

Imagine you are concerned about the flu virus and you want to use a disinfectant that will be effective against all of this year's Influenza types and strains. If a disinfectant claims that it will kill 99.9% of germs, it should kill 99.9% of the flu germs on a given surface, right? And, if killing 99.9% of germs is good, then a product that says it will kill 99.99% of germs should work even better, right?

WRONG. On both questions.

Some of the most popular disinfectants sold in the United States are effective on only a small number of pathogens. Many of these products have marketing statements that say the product "kills 99.9% of germs*." However, somewhere on the container in small print is the list of germs it actually kills, and this list of germs may or may not include some or all of the Influenza viruses.

A quick look at the label of many popular products reveals some interesting facts found in the large print of marketing and the small print of reality. As a generalrule of thumb, if you see an asterisk on a label then the marketing claims need a closer examination.
The Truth About 99.9%
When a marketing claim of "kills 99.9% of germs" is used, it may or may not kill the specific variety of bacteria or pathogen you need killed. By law, disinfectants must list the microorganisms which a product has been tested for and found to be effective against on their label, as well as proper dilution and directions for use. Check the label for the specific pathogens you need protection from.
All Disinfectants Are Not Created Equal
Many people think that all disinfectant solutions are basically the same and the only differences are color, fragrance, and maybe the dilution ratio. The truth is that there are many different formulations which vary primarily based on chemical composition, efficacy claims (what it is proven to kill) and dilution ratios.

Common types of disinfectants used for facility maintenance may include active ingredients such as quaternary ammonium (quat), sodium hypochlorite (bleach), hydrogen peroxide, silver ions, iodine, acids or alcohol - each of which may be effective on different strains of pathogens.

Some types of formulations are more effective against viruses such as influenza and colds. Others are effective against bacteria commonly found in and around food preparation areas. Others are considered high-level disinfectants with very a wide range of efficacy against antibiotic resistant organisms for the healthcare market. And still others have claims most useful in animal clinics. It is important to know what you need.

Disinfectants kill only select strains of germs. No disinfectant is capable of killing all germs found on a hard surface. The absence of all germs is referred to as sterilization and is a process that surpasses the efficacy level achieved with any disinfectant solution. EPA-registered chemical sterilantsare the only types of sanitation products that can make a claim to kill all pathogens on hard surfaces.
Make an Informed Disinfectant Decision
Before deciding on which disinfectant is right for your specific purpose, be sure to read its label. Many excellent disinfectant solutions exist that meet the needs of most applications. When choosing, consider a few key decision-making guidelines:
What are the germs of concern?

If it is cold or flu, chose a product with a wide range of claims against viruses

In a health care setting antibiotic resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile (C.diff) are present. Often hospitals and other healthcare facilities will use more than one disinfectant solution to effectively combat the different types of pathogens they are most concerned with

Schools and daycare may have specific organisms of concern, such as RSV

Animal care facilities need products with claims specific for animals, such as canine parvovirus or feline leukemia

Surfaces to be disinfected: Some disinfectants are not recommended for all surfaces. One example is bleach, which can be damaging to stainless steel. Another is products with a high pH, which can damage floor finishes and fabrics. Neutral pH solutions are better on floors than high pH solutions, however they may not have all of your required kill claims.

Safety and user exposure: Building occupants, students, patients, residents, and janitorial staff may have skin or odor sensitivities to various disinfectant solutions.

Dilution: Disinfectants come in concentrated, ready to use, wipes, and even aerosol forms, each with different kill claims. You'll want to consider convenience and budget.

So what does the statement "Kills 99.9% of germs" on a disinfectant really mean? We think not much. The bottom line is that no matter what the marketing claim, no single disinfectant solution will work for every application and in every setting. Many excellent options for disinfecting are available. Read the label and consult your supplier for an appropriate recommendation.

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TIP: On Nyco's website, type in a pathogen name in the SEARCH bar in the upper right, then click on it in the dropdown to see disinfectants with efficacies for that specific pathogen.

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What Does "Kills 99.9% of Germs" REALLY Mean?

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Disinfecting & Sanitizing, Education Back to News Frankly, not much. This type of statement and other similar ones that are used in the marketing of many common disinfectants can be misleading and potentially dangerous if it is the primary reason you are choosing a particular product.

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