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The article on Japans ' joblessness rates is given a clear heading That , the 3 .7 unemployment rate is the lowest in nine years is incorrect . The 3 .6 recorded in February of 1998 , is much lower than 3 .7 June . If the June rate was the lowest , the rate should be less than 3 .6 . The interpretation of the household spending rate gives readers clear understanding of why the rate is computed . We have however , not

given the initial and final values to determine the accuracy of the said increment . The lack of this information makes it impossible to gauge the margin by which the forecasted value was missed The article gives an explanation of why the Bank of Japan would raise the interest rate . This informs the citizenly clearly what causes such major decisions in government . The article in this respect serves its rightful purpose , explaining complex details in simple terms

The decrement in consumer price indices , 0 .1 , is not given measurement units . Should it be 0 .1 or what does 0 .1 represent ? But the article has explained what is included and excluded in the computation of the index . On unemployment numbers , the article should have said number of people jobless . Leaving it at just numbers may raise questions . The report should give which quantities were measured , that is , people . The increment and final values are given which ease consumers ' work of comparison . Apart from these shortcomings , the article is very informative and has good flow . The dates of the report are indicated the report is for the month of June though the year should have been stated because comparison is done with results of another year

The article on college graduates salary scale is very well presented The article includes the sample size picked and the firm that did the survey . Its always important for a research , study to be owned by somebody or some firm . This gives readers a chance to follow up if they need more details . The is excellent as a good breakdown is given to every sub . A small table has been given used which informs the readers a lot just at a glance . It would however have been better if the contents of the table were arranged with the highest improved salary group first . It would be easier to follow than the way it was on the article . It would also allow better comparison to be done . There heading given is quite captivating , it catches the attention of readers The study is inferential since the results from a sample are used to generalize on the whole population . The results suggest that all job group categories ' salaries had increased ( HYPERLINK "http /money .cnn .com /2007 /04 /04 /pf /college /grads_salaries /index .htm ?cnn yes http /money .cnn .com /2007 /04 /04 /pf /college /grads_salaries /index .htm ?cnn yes

The accuracy of the increments cannot be tested since initial...