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 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

Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on, but they don't shed much light.

Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on, but they don't shed much light.

There are two kinds of statistics: the kind you look up and the kind you make up

There are two kinds of statistics: the kind you look up and the kind you make up

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

Before a cure is found we will all have been affected one way or another.

Before a cure is found we will all have been affected one way or another.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

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.