Quotes and aphorisms about statistics
Statisticians, as well as forensic psychiatrists, can confirm that both sides are right. Fiorello LaGuardia
The power of numbers is the more powerful the less one understands them. Voltaire
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more flexible. From the book “Quotes from Peter” (1977)
Oh, don't talk to me about facts - I don't believe in facts at all; you know, Canning said that the only things more unreliable than facts are numbers. Sydney Smith
Don't take any numbers for granted until you understand where they come from. Jack Stack
If a statistic looks interesting, it's probably wrong. Motto of the Central Bureau of Statistics (UK)
There are striking similarities between the role of economic statistics in our society and some of the functions performed by spells and fortune-telling in primitive society. Or Devons
Everyone knows that in economics two and two do not exactly equal four, but approximately up to fifteen percent. Ivan Grachev
To the question: “What is the square root of two?” - the physicist will answer without hesitation: “This is a value of the order of unity.” The engineer will do the calculations and say, “About 1.41.” The economist will ask: “How much do you need?”
As any economist knows, the calculation of GNP, especially in poor countries, is largely based on statistical fiction; and even if it is produced in good faith, GNP by itself is not a very reliable indicator of well-being. Kenneth Boulding
When a man marries his housekeeper or cook, the national income is reduced. A. Pigou
There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. Mark Twain
Statistics is the most accurate of all pseudosciences. Jean Ku
Statistics can prove anything, even the truth. Noel Moynihan
Statistics is the science of how, without being able to think and understand, you can make numbers do it. Vasily Klyuchevsky
They say numbers rule the world. No, they only show how they rule the world. Johann Wolfgang Goethe
There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. Attributed to Benjamin Disraeli
Numbers don’t lie, but numbers don’t lie. Maxim Zvonarev
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more flexible. Lawrence Peter
The only thing more unreliable than facts are numbers. George Canning
My statistics are facts, and your facts are just statistics. Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay revised edition
Democracy is an abuse of statistics. Jorge Luis Borges
Statistics for a politician are like a street lamp for a drunken drunk: more support than illumination. Andrew Lang, edited by Dm. Pashkova
Judging by the statistics, everything is in order with the statistics. V. Turovsky
Statistically, two and two equals four on average. Henryk Jagodzinski
One pedestrian is hit by a car every 17 minutes. Poor fellow! Yanina Ipohorskaya
It has now been proven with complete certainty that smoking is one of the main causes of statistics. Fletcher Knebel
Statistics teach us that of those who have the habit of eating, very few survive. William Wallace Irvine
Statistics is the science of that. how much would there be for each person if everyone shared fairly. Konstantin Melikhan
Statistics: The science that deals with the production of unreliable facts from reliable figures. Evan Esar
If you torture numbers long enough, they will say anything. Gregg Easterbrook
The waiter makes up the wrong bill using the correct numbers; in this he differs from the statistician, who does the opposite. Georges Elgozy
Statistics cannot serve as a substitute for thinking.
Statisticians are like forensic psychiatrists—they can prove both sides are right. Fiorello Da Tardia
Statistics can only be trusted if you manipulate them yourself. American saying
If my neighbor hits his wife every day, and I never hit her, then in light of statistics, we both hit her every other day. Attributed to George Bernard Shaw
Recent studies show that three out of every four people make up 75% of the total population.
According to the latest statistics, 43% of all statistics are completely useless. Ashley Brilliant
I hate averaging. I love the individual approach. Today you can eat six times, and tomorrow - none, on average three times a day, but this is not the most correct way of life. Louis D. Brandeis
Any statistic is hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only thing I remember is that if all the people who fall asleep in church were laid out in one line, they would be much more comfortable, Mrs. Robert A. Taft
Statistics are like bikinis. What it shows is suggestive, and what it hides is vitally important. Aaron Lowenstein
Statistics is a prisoner under torture: with the right techniques you can extract any testimony from it. John Rothschild
The individual is an insoluble mystery, but as part of the mass he becomes a mathematical certainty. For example, you will never be able to say what this or that person will do, but you can accurately predict what this or that percentage of the population will do. Individuals vary, but shares remain constant. Statistics say so. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Until the curse of statistics befell us, humanity lived a happy, innocent life, filled with joy, and was quite well informed. Hilary Bellock
I can statistically confirm the existence of God. Take the human body: the probability that all these mechanisms arose on their own is a statistical monster. George Gallup
...Gentlemen who use statistical charts are like drunkards who use lampposts: lamps are needed not to light the way, but to mask their own instability. Alfred Housman This is an original quotation from Housman's sarcastic introduction to his 1903 collection of translations of the little-known first-century Roman poet Marcus Manilius. Almost the same phrase, but with a slightly more biting ending - “as a support, not as illumination” - is attributed to folklorist Andrew Lang. Lang may have altered Houseman's phrase. One way or another, it has become “that very quote about statistics” that is used by advertising gurus Henry Mencken and David Ogilvy, and indeed anyone who wants to speak intelligently on the topic.
Don't take for granted what statistics say until you carefully study what it doesn't tell you. William Watt
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Statistics are a stubborn thing, whoever said it. Quotes about statistics
Statistics is the most accurate of all pseudosciences. ( statistics aphorisms
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Statistics can prove anything, even the truth.
Noel Moynihan
Statistics is the science of how, without being able to think and understand, you can make numbers do it.
Vasily Klyuchevsky
Statistics are like a bikini swimsuit. What she shows is very attractive, but what she hides is much more interesting.
Anonymous
They say numbers rule the world. No, they only show how they rule the world.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.
Mark Twain
Numbers don’t lie, but numbers don’t lie.
Maxim Zvonarev
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more flexible.
Lawrence Peter
The only thing more unreliable than facts are numbers.
George Canning
My statistics are facts and your facts are just statistics.
Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay revised edition
Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
Jorge Luis Borges
Statistics are to a politician what a street lamp is to a drunken drunk: more a support than a light.
Andrew Lang, edited by Dm. Pashkova
Judging by the statistics, everything is in order with the statistics.
V. Turovsky
Statistically, two and two equals four on average.
Henryk Jagodzinski
One pedestrian is hit by a car every 17 minutes. Poor fellow!
Yanina Ipohorskaya
It has now been proven with complete certainty that smoking is one of the main causes of statistics.
Fletcher Knebel
Statistics teach us that of those who have the habit of eating, very few survive. ( statistics aphorisms
)
Statistics is the science of how, without being able to think and understand, you can make numbers do it. Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky Statistics is the most important of the inexact sciences. Edmond Goncourt Statistics is the most accurate of all pseudosciences. Jin Ko Statistics can prove anything, even the truth. Noel Moynihan Statistics is the science of how, without being able to think and understand, you can make numbers do it. Vasily Klyuchevsky The death of one person is death, but the death of two million is just statistics. Erich Maria Remarque With mortality statistics, society reduces life to a chemical process. Theodor Adorno Man is not the statistical center of the world, as he long believed, but the axis and pinnacle of evolution, which is much more beautiful. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Statistics are like a bikini swimsuit. What she shows is very attractive, but what she hides is much more interesting. the author of the aphorism is unknown
They say numbers rule the world. No, they only show how they rule the world. Johann Wolfgang Goethe According to the latest statistics, 43% of all statistics are completely useless. Ashley Brilliant Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more flexible. Lawrence Peter There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. Mark Twain Numbers don't lie, but numbers don't lie. Maxim Zvonarev Facts are a stubborn thing, but statistics are much more accommodating. Lawrence Peter The only thing more unreliable than facts are numbers. George Canning Statistics are instructive only in dynamics. Evgeniy Khankin My statistics are facts, and your facts are just statistics. Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay, updated Democracy is an abuse of statistics. Jorge Luis Borges Statistics for a politician are like a street lamp for a drunken drunk: more support than illumination. Andrew Lang, edited by Dm. Pashkova Judging by the statistics, everything is in order with the statistics. V. Turovsky Statistically, two times two equals four on average. Henryk Jagodzinski Statistics probably knows everything. But not everyone knows her. (From statistical data). Alexander Samoilenko One pedestrian gets hit by a car every 17 minutes. Poor fellow! Yanina Ipohorskaya It has now been proven with complete certainty that smoking is one of the main causes of statistics. Fletcher Knebel Statistics teach us that of those who have the habit of eating, very few survive. William Wallace Irwin Divorce statistics show that parents run away from home much more often than children. Unknown author STATISTICS - false truths. Lionel Strechey One death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin In our statistics, the spread of data is such that it seems specifically for enemy agents. Ivan Ivanyuk According to statistics, women spend 85 percent of the family budget, 15 percent are spent by children, and the rest by men. Lucille Goodyear
There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.
Mark Twain
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As any economist knows, the calculation of GNP, especially in poor countries, is largely based on statistical fiction, and even if done in good faith, GNP itself is not a very reliable indicator of well-being.
Kenneth Boulding
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Don't take for granted what statistics say until you carefully study what it doesn't tell you.
William Watt
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Statistics is the most accurate of all pseudosciences.
Jean Ku
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There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. Attributed.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Statistics are like bikinis. What it shows is suggestive, and what it hides is vitally important.
Aaron Lowenstein
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I can statistically confirm the existence of God. Take the human body: the probability that all these mechanisms arose on their own is a statistical monster.
George Gallup
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Statistics teach us that of those who have the habit of eating, very few survive.
William Wallace Irwin
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Statistics can prove anything, even the truth.
Noel Moynihan
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Statistics for a politician are like a street lamp for a drunken drunk: more support than illumination.
Andrew Lang
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Statistics is a prisoner under torture: with the right techniques you can extract any testimony from it.
John Rothschild
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Statistics is the science of that. how much would there be for each person if everyone shared fairly.
Konstantin Melikhan
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Statisticians, as well as forensic psychiatrists, can confirm that both sides are right.
Fiorello LaGuardia
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Don't take any numbers for granted until you understand where they come from.
Jack Stack
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Statistics: The science that deals with the production of unreliable facts from reliable figures.
Evan Esar
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They say numbers rule the world. No, they only show how they rule the world.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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Everyone knows that in economics two and two do not exactly equal four, but approximately up to fifteen percent.
Ivan Grachev
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I hate averaging. I love the individual approach. Today you can eat six times, and tomorrow - none, on average three times a day, but this is not the most correct way of life.
Louis D. Brandeis
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One pedestrian is hit by a car every 17 minutes. Poor fellow!
Yanina Ipohorskaya
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Statistics is the science of how, without being able to think and understand, you can make numbers do it.
Vasily Klyuchevsky
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The individual is an insoluble mystery, but as part of the mass he becomes a mathematical certainty. For example, you will never be able to say what this or that person will do, but you can accurately predict what this or that percentage of the population will do. Individuals vary, but shares remain constant. Statistics say so.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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When a man marries his housekeeper or cook, the national income is reduced.
A. Pigou
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Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more flexible.
Lawrence Peter
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Numbers don’t lie, but numbers don’t lie.
Maxim Zvonarev
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Judging by the statistics, everything is in order with the statistics.
V. Turovsky
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According to the latest statistics, 43% of all statistics are completely useless.
Ashley Brilliant
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The waiter makes up the wrong bill from the correct numbers, in this he differs from the statistician, who does the opposite.
Georges Elgozy
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Statistically, two and two equals four on average.
Henryk Jagodzinski
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There are striking similarities between the role of economic statistics in our society and some of the functions performed by spells and fortune-telling in primitive society.
Or Devons
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It has now been proven with complete certainty that smoking is one of the main causes of statistics.
Fletcher Knebel
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Until the curse of statistics befell us, humanity lived a happy, innocent life, filled with joy, and was quite well informed.
Hilary Bellock
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If you torture numbers long enough, they will say anything.
Gregg Easterbrook
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Any statistic is hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only thing I remember is that if you put all the people who fall asleep in church in one line, it will be much more convenient for them, Mrs.
Robert A. Taft
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Statisticians are like forensic psychiatrists—they can prove both sides are right.
Fiorello Da Tardia
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Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
