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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.
Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.
Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.
Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes
Statistics are people with the tears wiped from their eyes
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 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.
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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.
Statisticians probably do it
Statisticians probably do it