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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.

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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.

by George Gallup Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

by Paul Erdos Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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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.

by Unknown Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.

A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.

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Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

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Statistics are no substitute for judgment

Statistics are no substitute for judgment

by Henry Clay Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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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.

by Mae West Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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Statisticians probably do it

Statisticians probably do it

by Dizzy Dean Found in: Statistics Quotes,
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