Which kind of logical fallacy sometimes involves using a statistic in a misleading way?

appeal to lack of evidence
equivocation
popular appeal
hasty generalization

hasty generalization.

A hasty generalization is a fallacy in which a conclusion is reached before sufficient or unbiased evidence is gathered. An argument based on a hasty generalization always proceeds from the particular to the general. This means that the argument takes something that is true on a small sample and tries to extrapolate it to the general.

beowulf sets out on his journey for daneland. -- 1

hrothgar welcomes beowulf. -- 2

beowulf waits for grendel to attack heorot. -- 3

beowulf succeeds in defeating grendel by tearing off his arm. -- 4

beowulf fights with grendel’s mother. -- 5

beowulf sets out for his fight with the dragon. -- 6

beowulf sets out for his geatish homeland. -- 7

the star of david was known as the jewish star : d