JW Service report 2002/2203

beroea

Wold report 1/9-2002 to the 31/8 2003

Average publisher: 6.184043 - 2,2% increase

Memorial Attendan 16.097.622 - 3,2% increase

Made public by Gerrit Losch

Room 215

Personally, I don't care whether whether the Society reports an increase, decrease or no change. What does any of it prove; that P.T. Barnum was right about a sucker being born every minute?

Speaking of births, it would seem that these figures would have to be measured against the net change in overall world population for the analagous period to have any realy value as a trend indicator.

blondie

Yes, Room 215, you would have to factor in several things:

Births

Deaths

DF/DA/Inactive

Manipulation of the data by the WTS and the rank and file

Blondie

This is only an average

Example

Congregation 1-- 0

Congregation 2--0

Congregation 3--0

Congregation 4--0

Congregation 5--10

Average 2 per congregation

But it doesn't show the real picture is that 4 out of 5 congregations had no increase

ozziepost

it doesn't show the real picture is that 4 out of 5 congregations had no increase

It just proves the old saying: "Lies, damned lies and statistics!"

shamus

I would more likely say:

Cong. 1: 2 DF'd.

Cong. 2: 0 DF'd, 1 baptism.

Cong. 3: 1 DF'd, 0 baptism.

Cong. 4: 0 DF'd, 1 baptism

Cong 5: 2 Df'd, 1 baptism.

Do the math and figure out how much of an increase that really is...

blondie

Good one, Shamus. You aren't napping.

Blondie

nobody told me

Figures never lie, but liars are always figuring.

Allinclusive

I made an examination of the german figures and found that always in August there is the peak of publishers. When i mailed this on a forum i have been told this is common practice.

metatron

and I'm a fake publisher!!!!!!!!!!!

metatron

JW Service report 2002/2203

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