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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 are people with the tears wiped from their eyes

Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes

by Hilaire Belloc 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....

by Rita Mae Brown 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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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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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.

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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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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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Statisticians probably do it

Statisticians probably do it

by Dizzy Dean 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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