On the BBC or CNN, they commonly use graphs or charts to accompany news presenters to make it easier for viewers to understand. These graphs and tables including news and information are called statistics. In other words, according to John Slaght, Paddy Harben and Anne Pallant, authors of the book English for Academic Study, Reading and Writing Source, statistics refers to "collections of data collected" by research methods (Slaght, Harben & Pallent, 2010, 29). ). Statistics can be used to prove any subject, to summarize or to predict what is likely to happen. The most important thing is interpretation. You have to be very careful, as this could be misleading. Biased sources, improper research methodology, and a specific audience group can cause such errors. However, there are some statistics that can be reliable, for example statistics in the fields of social sciences and law. However, this essay will argue that statistics are more likely to tell lies than facts. To begin with, statistics are reliable when they come from social studies and legal documents. Namely, a survey on the number of primary school students from 2000 to 2009, a baseline study on the production department of a garment factory or annual reports on the population growth rate, all must be the as precise as possible because their results constitute particular and significant contributions to national requirements. development objectives, to meet customer expectations as well as to improve business processes and forecast future economic demand when the increase is realized respectively. So, it should be more credible when we read the social science data. Besides social sciences, legal statistics are also recognized as reliable references due to their obligations. Just like judging...... middle of paper ......n, (2010). Cambodian Public Opinion Survey [online]. Phnom Penh, Cambodia, International Republican Institute. Available at: http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/2011%20January%2020%20Survey%20of%20Cambodian%20Public%20Opinion,%20July%2012-August%206,%202010%20-- %20Khmer%20and%20English%20version.pdf [Accessed February 8, 2011]. Author unknown, (2009). Poverty profile and trends in Cambodia: results from the 2007 Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES) [online]. East Asia and Pacific Region, Labor Bank. Available at: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2009/08/09/000333038_20090809234032/Rendered/PDF/486180WP0P11191ofile120071withCover.pdf [Accessed February 8, 2011]. , J., Harben, P. and Pallant, A., (2010). English for University Studies: Reading and Writing Sourcebook: What is Statistics?. Garnet Publishing Ltd. : United Kingdom.