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**bobibnoxx** · 09-21-2012, 06:31 PM

I suppose it depends on how the statistics are calculated. Of course Indonesia had the most deaths, but then again Indonesia has a much larger population. So who had the most deaths per million people? Which country had the largest percentage of there land effected? So it is possible that senaratne has calculated the severity of the Tsunami by the amount of news coverage in his own country, showing more stories of the tragedy of his own country compared with other countries.

Thanks Paul. Actually, I didn't do any calculations. I didn't solely depend on news reports either.

I had my own sources of information and statistics. They are generally believed to be authoritative and reliable.

Maybe, David had his own sources and he thinks they are reliable.

So, I am happy to drop it at that.

After all, it is said 'lies, damn lies and statistics'.

09-21-2012, 06:31 PM	#32
bobibnoxx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 670 Senior Member	I suppose it depends on how the statistics are calculated. Of course Indonesia had the most deaths, but then again Indonesia has a much larger population. So who had the most deaths per million people? Which country had the largest percentage of there land effected? So it is possible that senaratne has calculated the severity of the Tsunami by the amount of news coverage in his own country, showing more stories of the tragedy of his own country compared with other countries. Thanks Paul. Actually, I didn't do any calculations. I didn't solely depend on news reports either. I had my own sources of information and statistics. They are generally believed to be authoritative and reliable. Maybe, David had his own sources and he thinks they are reliable. So, I am happy to drop it at that. After all, it is said 'lies, damn lies and statistics'.
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