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Data and source literacy

Numbers need
a clear perspective.

Displacement, migration and conflict describe different things. Here are two precisely scoped figures and paths to their sources.

These figures describe different phenomena and cannot be added together. They are dated source figures, not a live measurement.

01

What is being counted?

Check who or what is included. A population category, an event and an application are different units of measurement.

02

Which period?

Distinguish between a population at a particular date and events throughout a year.

03

Who is the source?

Read the publisher’s definitions and methods before comparing figures across sources.

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