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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alter figures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the modification or adjustment of numerical data or statistics.
Example: "The analyst was tasked to alter figures in the report to reflect the latest sales data."
Alternatives: "modify numbers" or "adjust data".
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The CQC found staff were being bullied to alter figures.
The CQC found that staff were being bullied to alter figures.
When Mr. Ash was nominated as Nixon's management and budget officer, critics pointed to a civil court case in which accountants testified that Mr. Ash, while at Hughes in the early 1950s, had told them to alter figures so the Air Force would be overcharged on a contract.
It is part of Colchester Hospital University NHS Trust, which is being investigated after inspectors found staff were "bullied" to alter figures.
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A statistician blows the whistle on his colleagues who have, he claims, altered figures on his group's research into Alzheimer's in order to get a new grant.
They also acknowledge that a much publicized 2011 paper in The Lancet, to which the journal had already attached an 'expression of concern,' contains altered figures.
In their complaint, Anversa and Leri acknowledged that the papers contained fictitious data points and altered figures, but argued that the investigation was flawed.
It must be remarked that in our analyses day 0 is the date of admission; as a consequence, health care-associated cases would have altered figures on length of stay and survival.
Brain weight was not altered (Figure 2B).
The overall synapse morphology was not altered (Figure 4A).
Similarly, The VHL protein level was not altered (Figure 2B).
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