The Government are very keen on amassing statistics - they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams.
I don't know the statistics, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that a disproportionate number of comics come from broken homes.
An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination.
Psychologists really aim to be scientists, white-coat stuff, with elaborate statistics, running experiments.
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well.
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication.
I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage.
Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it's an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics, and basic common sense.
Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics.
Big companies are often in the process of laying off workers. Small startup companies are the ones that are hiring. The statistics prove that's where job growth is going to occur.
I found out that smoking is the leading cause of statistics.
I knew the statistics of playing pro football were 1% of 1%, so I just never planned on it.
Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death.
There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.
Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
The individual source of the statistics may easily be the weakest link.