Statistics Quotes

Statistics are like a bikini: what the reveal is suggestive but what they conceal is vital.

There are those who look with eyes of statistics... and most of the time they only see numbers; they only know how to count.

Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything.

Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers.

Statistics are human beings with the tears wiped off.

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

Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won't stand up either.

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.

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