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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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Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.

Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.

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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.

by Jean Baudrillard Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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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....

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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.

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Statisticians probably do it

Statisticians probably do it

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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.

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Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

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The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause read more

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

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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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