datsci_est_2015 4 hours ago

Interesting. Wouldn’t surprise me if there are different ways to report the same numbers to make the situation seem more or less favorable. Statisticians and accountants are both professional liars (speaking as a statistician married to an accountant).

▲ loeg 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> Wouldn’t surprise me if there are different ways to report the same numbers to make the situation seem more or less favorable.

Yeah -- accurately, and inaccurately.

▲ datsci_est_2015 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Are you implying that there are four quadrants:

  - Accurate / favorable
  - Inaccurate / favorable
  - Accurate / unfavorable
  - Inaccurate / unfavorable

Or are you implying that Meta spoke the God’s honest truth out of a sense of societal duty and honor.

	▲	loeg 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In this instance, only two combinations -- accurate and favorable vs inaccurate and unfavorable. Meta and Meta's accountants spoke the truth in their audited financial statements. I cannot speak to the motivation in their hearts, but I am aware that there are significant financial and criminal consequences to publishing incorrect financial statements.

▲ philipallstar 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Can the post be community noted?