sloganeering and sampling

Quote from W. Edwards Deming:
Confusing common causes with special causes will only make things worse.

3% of the problems have figures, 97% of the problems do not.

2007.12.18
日本社保廳年內實施抽樣調查以確認企業年金記錄的正確性

　　為了確認企業員工的企業年金記錄的正確性，日本社會保險廳於12月15日決定將在年內實施“抽樣調查”，將原始的縮微照片和紙質底帳的資訊與電腦上的資料進行核對。

　　社保廳之前認為“企業年金在電腦上的記錄的正確性很高”，但1975萬件難以確認開戶人的記錄中也包含很多企業年金的記錄。因此社保廳認為有必要進行抽樣調查來確認企業年金的正確性。將根據抽樣調查的結果考慮對全部資料進行修正。

　　社保廳已經在電腦上錄入了約5000萬件的年金記錄，但有1975萬件的姓名等資訊不準確，無法確認開戶人。福田康夫首相12月14日表示，“實情漸漸明瞭，或許還需要重新討論接下來該怎麼辦”，提到了實施追加措施的可能性。

　　企業年金的抽樣調查是其中一個環節。將抽出數千件樣本，在全國的社會保險事務所進行核對。年內開始調查，最早年底前就可以出結果。（12月16日 《日本經濟新聞》晨報）

slogan

Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said, "The promise was simplified during campaigning for the Upper House election." I suppose the government was just putting on a show for voters.

According to Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe, the promise was a "slogan" that showed "enthusiasm." "(When campaigning for an election), you can't say, 'I won't be able to deliver, but I'll try anyway,'" Masuzoe commented. At least he was honest.

スローガン ₂ [slogan]

団体や運動の主張や目標を強く印象づけるために、効果的に要約した文章。標語

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slogan Show phonetics
noun [C]
a short easily remembered phrase, especially one used to advertise an idea or a product:
an advertising slogan
a campaign slogan

sloganeering Show phonetics
noun [U] MAINLY US DISAPPROVING
Without a coherent set of policies to persuade the electorate, the Republicans have resorted to sloganeering and empty rhetoric.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)