Studies Show That 74% Of People Who...

[arwalden]

... quote a statistic are just making it up and pulling random numbers out of their ass to try and support their arguments. Also... studies show that people who start their sentences with "studies show" or "according to recent surveys" are often liars.

-- Allen

[Drifter]

1. Wrong ...

I heard from a friend is it was 71% you fekkin liar.

Weeeeeee .... this IS fun.

Cheers
Drifter

[KingChicken]

2. I'm going to need some facts to back up those numbers

I heard that people sometimes make that stuff up. lol

[Phillycat]

3. Link please.

;-)

[rkc3]

4. You just made that up. Didncha?

[kick-ass-bob]

5. 97% of people who are statistics professionals

hate the 99% of the media who have no clue as to how to use them.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. No, Bob! It's 99.9% Hate 99.9% of the Idiots

I'm one of them, and my loathing for the idiot talking heads who use stats they don't understand is sufficient to make up the other 2.9%.
The Professor

[kick-ass-bob]

7. hmm. Must've been a different study.

:P

They are within the MOE though, I am sure!!

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Nah! I'm Just That Peeved About It

I become the inflation variable that distorts the system!
The Professor