" When there are multiple ways of interpreting statistics as there always is you simply interpret them in a different way to some others and then claim that your interpretation is the right one. It isn't, it is one of many."

"The relationship between the data and what they describe merely reflects the fact that certain kinds of statistical statements may have truth values which are not invariant under some transformations. Whether or not a transformation is sensible to contemplate depends on the question one is trying to answer"
Referendum results:
Leave        17,410,742        51.89%
Remain        16,141,241        48.11%
Valid votes        33,551,983        99.92%
Invalid or blank votes        25,359        0.08%

The question is: Who won?
or to slight modify the sentence above,In order to change the outcome. it is not quite so much a futile transformation required as a transmogrification of the data set! There may be multiple ways a loon of the left may interpret the statistical data above but it will require more than jumping through hoops, a looking glass or trip down the rabbit hole to alter the reality.