数すう字じ遊あそび

noun

numbers game; deceiving with statistics

Refers to manipulating or misrepresenting numbers and statistics to deceive or create a false impression. Often used in critical contexts about data, reports, or arguments.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいは数すう字じ遊あそびに過すぎない。

  His explanation is nothing more than a numbers game.

• その統とう計けいは数すう字じ遊あそびで、実じっ態たいを反はん映えいしていない。

  Those statistics are just number manipulation and don't reflect reality.