![]() | This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
Sixty-three percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
In order to uphold and enhance the reputation of Wikipedia as a credible academic reference point, every effort should be made to ensure that all facts and figures discussed in Wikipedia articles are well sourced, and can stand up to scrutiny.
Numerical figures in all circumstances -- whether statistics, population numbers, geographical or economic data, or otherwise -- require citation whenever they are not self-evident. And, more often than not, they are not self-evident.
As a general rule of thumb, any numerical figure or claim not backed up by a reliable source is essentially meaningless.
There are many simple actions that you, as a Wikipedia editor, can take to ensure that every number is properly cited:
![]() | This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
Sixty-three percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
In order to uphold and enhance the reputation of Wikipedia as a credible academic reference point, every effort should be made to ensure that all facts and figures discussed in Wikipedia articles are well sourced, and can stand up to scrutiny.
Numerical figures in all circumstances -- whether statistics, population numbers, geographical or economic data, or otherwise -- require citation whenever they are not self-evident. And, more often than not, they are not self-evident.
As a general rule of thumb, any numerical figure or claim not backed up by a reliable source is essentially meaningless.
There are many simple actions that you, as a Wikipedia editor, can take to ensure that every number is properly cited: