For example, D&B's startup failure ratio for 1994 was 10:1 (one failure for every 10 startups) but according to the Census Bureau it was 1.1:1 (one failure for every 1.1 startups); this discrepancy is because the Census Bureau data lumps
together voluntary closures and failures.
Not exact matches
Many statistics looking at closed businesses lump
voluntary closures and failures
together, which can make your odds look grimmer than they actually may be.