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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.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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....
A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes
Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes
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.
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.
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.
Statisticians probably do it
Statisticians probably do it
