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    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.

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A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.

A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.

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smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

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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.

by Rex Stout Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.

Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.

by George Gallup Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

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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.

by Aaron Levenstein Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

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

by Laurence Peter Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

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Statistics are no substitute for judgment

Statistics are no substitute for judgment

by Henry Clay Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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