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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.
Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
Statisticians probably do it
Statisticians probably do it
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
The order of the world is always right -- such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but read more
The order of the world is always right -- such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but he has left his judgment behind, the way the Cheshire Cat left his grin.
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.
