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Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.
Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.
One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife....
One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife....
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics. It does not matter that they should be accurate, or read more
If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics. It does not matter that they should be accurate, or even intelligible, as long as there is enough of them.
Round numbers are always false.
Round numbers are always false.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.
A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.
