I looked at the life expectancy at birth for women in Ethiopia, Germany, India, Finland, Mexico, and Portugal. If I were to manipulate the way this data is interpreted I would say it could be used to say how European countries are “better” in how their women have a higher life expectancy compared to those in non-European countries. This is a clear example of manipulating data because there are underlying factors that determine life expectancy. Such as living conditions, healthcare, domestic violence, etc. To say that European countries are better because their life expectancy is generally higher is to ignore obstacles that other countries face and make a broad statement. Because of this, I wonder if data is always used ethically because it is extremely easy to present it a certain way in order to promote your personal agenda.
