juke
v.— «Prez soon finds that life as an educator also involves “juking the stats”—police slang for manipulating the numbers to create a positive impression even when there is no positive outcome.» —“‘The Wire’: A Barbed Portrayal of Urban Public Schools” by Bruce E. Walker Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Midland, Michigan) Oct. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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