Detroit, Wayne Co. still losing population

[BankruptcyGuy]

I would sure love to see population/income/demographic numbers divided by zip code or census tract. I would guess that 48226 and 48201 would have stunning numbers.

[Wesley Mouch]

I would sure love to see population/income/demographic numbers divided by zip code or census tract. I would guess that 48226 and 48201 would have stunning numbers.

One would think so.

I suggest a little less focus in increase and decrease -- and more focus on rate of decrease. It does seem like there's a slowdown in the loss. That's a good first step.

More broadly, I think there's a problem in the world of statistics. The advent of better data storage and distribution has driven everyone to become a statistician. Every newspaper and corner gin joint publishes stats on the size of butterfly wings per $ spent on peanut butter in a household.

There are a lot more stats strolling around like zombies waiting for someone to love them. Selection bias must be having a great day.