Quotes about Statistics

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Statistics are somewhat like old medical journals, or like revolvers in newly opened mining districts. Most men rarely u — John Shaw Billings
Baseball is a soap opera that lends itself to probabilistic thinking. [Dick Cramer] — Michael Lewis, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Of course, if 40% of women need oxytocin to progress normally, then something is wrong with the definition of normal. — Henci Goer, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature
I guess I think of lotteries as a tax on the mathematically challenged. — Roger Jones
Flo especially took me in hand. When I felt I had to prove the existence of discrimination with statistics, for instance — Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable. — Mark Twain
In a world with amazing amounts of statistics and demographics available, If you don't utilize foresight, statistics, de — Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea
When moral posturing is replaced by an honest assessment of the data, the result is often a new, surprising insight. — Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
If the statistics are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers. — Edward R. Tufte
Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures. — Evan Esar
Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complai — Zig Ziglar
Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment. — Jean Baudrillard
I'm doing everything that I can, working with experts, really studying the statistics to figure out a way we can make it — Lady Gaga
I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math min — Temple Grandin
Statistics is the grammar of science. — Karl Pearson
You cannot feed the hungry on statistics. — Heinrich Heine
One thing I learned about Gordon Brown is you've got to have the strength to just get in there and take him on. When you — George Osborne
Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death — Hilaire Belloc
Happiness statistics may be most valuable in smaller, local discussions. Understanding how different sorts of programs a — Adam Davidson
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. — George Bernard Shaw