Statistics Quotes · Page 22

Statistics is the branch of scientific method which deals with the data obtained by counting or measuring the properties of populations of…

— Maurice Kendall

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of…

— Anonymous

Our children and grandchildren are not merely statistics towards which we can be indifferent.

— John F. Kennedy

Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with…

— David Korten

While the official productivity data look impressive, alternative measures that are equally reasonable show a much more subdued picture.

— Jan Hatzius

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in things.

— Albert Einstein

The subtleties of mathematics defecate the grossness of our apprehension, and supply the elements of a sounder and severer logic.

— William Godwin

God created infinity, and man, unable to understand infinity, had to invent finite sets.

— Gian-Carlo Rota

Is it in the UK's interests to leave the EU? It depends on your values. The answer can't be read off of…

— Dale Jamieson

Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides…

— Ronald Reagan

People must not attempt to impose their own 'truth' on others. The right to profess the truth must always be upheld, but…

— Pope John Paul II

If you look at the statistics regarding Native Americans, you will see that most of the tribes since the 70s have improved…

— Leonard Peltier

Well, of course, all of the statistics say there are fewer eligible black men in my circle. But I've never thought of…

— Condoleezza Rice

Non-Western immigrants, often Muslims, are over-represented in statistics of crime, of dependency on social benefits, that we have honour killings, that we…

— Geert Wilders

Of all the statistics in health, death is the easiest, because you can go out and ask people, "Hey, have you had…

— Bill Gates

In the realm of ideas, of mental objects, those ideas whose properties are reproducible are called mathematical objects, and the study of…

— Philip J. Davis

I do not think that the radio waves I have discovered will have any practical application.

— Heinrich Hertz

I cannot resist making the observation that some people use statistics as a drunk uses a lamppost - more to lean on…

— Alfred E. Perlman

What is possible and what is not possible is not objectively known but is, rather, a subjective belief on the part of…

— Philip K. Dick

The value of a problem is not so much coming up with the answer as in the ideas and attempted ideas it…

— Israel Nathan Herstein

Of Belief Human mathematics, so to speak, like the length of life, are subject to the doctrine of chances.

— William Godwin

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

— Evan Esar

The same set of statistics can produce opposite conclusions at different levels of aggregation.

— Thomas Sowell

The most crazed religious fanatic argues in more calm and reasoned tones than liberals responding to statistics on concealed-carry permits.

— Ann Coulter

There is a possibility that your ability as a player may well be analysed by future generations on your one day statistics.…

— Allan Border

You have not had thirty years' experience . . . You have had one year's experience 30 times.

— J. L. Carr

Statistics always remind me of fellow who drowned in a river where the average depth was only three feet.

— Woody Hayes

Every month, we get the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say even more people have given up looking for…

— Ted Cruz

You should treat as many patients as possible with the new drugs while they still have the power to heal.

— Armand Trousseau

A marveilous newtrality have these things mathematicall, and also a strange participation between things supernaturall and things naturall.

— John Dee

It is utterly implausible that a mathematical formula should make the future known to us, and those who think it can would…

— Jacob Bernoulli

'Statistics' show that 66% of clients are cured with psychotherapy; what statistics don't show is that 72% are cured without it.

— Thomas Szasz

Sometimes one must try anything, it is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom.

— Philip K. Dick

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people,…

— Bobby Bragan

We all know that Americans love their statistics - in sport, obviously. And in finance too.

— Evan Davis

Wherever groups disclosed themselves, or could be introduced, simplicity crystallized out of comparative chaos.

— Eric Temple Bell

Statistics are one thing. But if you're not putting up the numbers as far as winning, they're not going to consider you…

— Scottie Pippen

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data…

— Nate Silver

The manipulation of statistical formulas is no substitute for knowing what one is doing.

— Hubert M. Blalock

There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country, and statistics have shown that the recidivism rate for those criminals is high.

— Jim Sensenbrenner