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

[NNN0LHI]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments, and the tendency of people to disparage statistics that do not support their positions. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.

The term was popularised in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the 19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881): "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appearances were years after his death. Other coiners have therefore been proposed.

[baldguy]

1. Mark Twain never saw Fox News.

[TexasProgresive]

2. My late mother was a gifted mathematician- she had that quote on her desk.

She loved all math except statistics which she was required to take and got a c or a d because she hated it so much.- all a's except for that course.

[Historic NY]

3. me to...I still look for the mean, median, mode & range.......

I feel doomed sometimes when I see data paraded out in the news..my usual comment is bull---t.

[C_U_L8R]

4. And then there's Photoshop

[KG]

5. !

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