Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

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.

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.

smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

smoking is one of the leading causes of 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....

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.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

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.