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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.
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.
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
Statistics are no substitute for judgment
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
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.
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 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 single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.
