数字应当是最严谨的,但时下有些人对数字却采取了实用主义的态度。例如:我国曾发生的一些矿难, 别有用心者经常瞒报死亡人数,以减轻罪责。而有些数字由于能往脸上贴金,与个人政绩沾边,所以又会出现虚报的数字。 2005年3月7日新华社播了了国家统计局局长李德水披露一组惊人的数字:“2004年各省区市上报的 GDP(国内生产总值汇总数据),与国家统计局公布的 Numbers should be the most rigorous, but nowadays some people take a pragmatic approach to numbers. For example, some mine accidents that have taken place in our country have the ulterior motives of frequently disclosing the death toll to ease their guilt. Some figures, as they can be affixed to their faces and attach to their personal achievements, will result in false figures. March 7, 2005 Xinhua News Agency broadcast the National Bureau of Statistics Li Deshui disclosed a staggering number: "2004 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities reported GDP (gross domestic product data), and the National Bureau of Statistics announced