❝Statistics means never having to say you❜re certain❞ — Anonymous
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❝Statistics is the art of never having to say you❜re wrong❞ — Anonymous
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❝There are three kinds of liars … men❟ women❟ and statistics❞ — Anonymous
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❝Without data❟ all you are is just another person with an opinion❞ — Anonymous
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❝Like dreams❟ statistics are a form of wish fulfillment❞ — J Baudrillard
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❝No lie is so false or inconclusive as that which is based on statistics❞ — Hilarie Belloc
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❝Before the curse of statistics fell upon mankind we lived a happy❟ innocent life❟ full of merriment and go❟ and informed by fairly good judgment❞ — Hilarie Belloc
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❝No statistic is perfect❟ but some are less imperfect than others❞ — Joel Best
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❝The manipulation of statistical formulas is no substitute for knowing what one is doing❞ — Hubert M Blalock Jr
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❝If enough data is collected❟ anything may be proved by statistical methods❞ — Arthur Bloch
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❝Men willingly believe what they wish❞ — Julius Caesar
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❝I can prove anything by statistics except the truth❞ — George Canning
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❝A judicious man uses statistics❟ not to get knowledge❟ but to save himself from having ignorance foisted upon him❞ — Thomas Carlyle
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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❞ — Lewis Carroll
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❝Statistics are no substitute for judgment❞ — Henry Clay
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❝Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare❞ — René Déscartes
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❝99 percent of all statistics only tell 49 percent of the story❞ — Ron DeLegge Ⅱ
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❝There are three kinds of lies: lies❟ damned lies❟ and statistics❞ — Benjamin Disraeli (quoted by Mark Twain)
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❝Statistics: the only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions❞ — Evan Esar
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❝Not everything that can be counted counts❟ and not everything that counts can be counted❞ — Albert Einstein
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❝Torture numbers❟ and they❜ll confess to anything❞ — Gregg Easterbrook
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❝Definition of statistics: the science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures❞ — Evan Esar
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❝We make decisions in the dark of data❞ — Stu Hunter
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❝Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance❞ — Morris Klein
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❝In ancient times they had no statistics❟ so they had to fall back on lies❞ — Stephen B Leacock
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❝Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive❟ but what they conceal is vital❞ — Aaron Levenstein
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❝Consumers are statistics; customers are people❞ — Stanley Marcus
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❝Statistics will prove anything❟ even the truth❞ — Noël Moynihan
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❝A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers❞ — Plato
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❝Man is a credulous animal❟ and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief❟ he will be satisfied with bad ones❞ — Bertrand Russell
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❝The web of our life is of a mingled yarn❟ good and ill together❞ — William Shakespeare
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❝Oh❟ people can come up with statistics to prove anything. 14% of people know that❞ — Homer Simpson;
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❝49% of all statistics are wrong❞ — Statistics Canada
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❝Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on❟ but they don❜t shed much light❞ — Robert Storm-Petersen
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❝Statistics is the art of lying by means of figures❞ — Wilhelm Stekel
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❝There are two kinds of statistics❟ the kind you look up❟ and the kind you make up❞ — Rex Stout
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❝Ninety percent of everything is crap❞ — Theodore Sturgeon
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❝There is no safety in numbers❟ or in anything else❞ — James Thurber
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❝Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say❞ — William W Watt
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❝Satan delights equally in statistics and in quoting scripture❞ — H G Wells
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❝The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple❞ — Oscar Wilde
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❝Get your facts first❟ and then you can distort them as much as you please: facts are stubborn❟ but statistics are more pliable❞ — Mark Twain
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