Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty. — W. Allen Wallis Copy Share Image
I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.' — Angela Featherstone Copy Share Image
I'm a massive football fan, so when Ladbrokes approached me and asked me to take a look at the statistics, I jumped… — Rachel Riley Copy Share Image
Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Medical statistics are a little bit like a bikini: what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. — Irving R. Levine Copy Share Image
Averages might mean something to bureaucrats and engineers, but the sea had no struck with statistics: it was a succession of unpredictable… — Frank Schatzing Copy Share Image
If they would only do as he did and publish posthumously we should all be saved a lot of trouble. — Maurice Kendall Copy Share Image
Between 1950 and 1951, I worked as a temporary employee in the Cologne Bureau of Statistics. From summer 1951 on, I have… — Heinrich Boll Copy Share Image
A theory is a good theory if it satisfies two requirements: it must accurately describe a large class of observations on the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Statistics compiled by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority highlight how successfully we have reduced fuel consumption. A few years ago, the… — Norbert Reithofer Copy Share Image
African-American men are more likely to be killed in police incidents, stopped and searched, and sentenced to longer prison terms than white… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I have heard, seen and dealt with a lot of issues, but what gets me most is the shocking statistics about exercise… — Jo Frost Copy Share Image
I loved statistics from a young age. And I studied very much in Sweden. I used to be in the upper quarter… — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
The definition of a limit is essentially his [Cauchy's] creation and is as much of a miracle as those fantastic Swiss clocks… — David Berlinski Copy Share Image
Basic research is not the same as development. A crash programme for the latter may be successful; but for the former it… — Richard Doll Copy Share Image
I must learn to adapt, or else I'll fall victim to the negative statistics surrounding retired athletes. — Spencer Paysinger Copy Share Image
It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment. — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
You ask a person what their personal favorite song on the album is, and it's literally the one with the least amount… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor. — Edgar Fiedler Copy Share Image
“Use statistics as input not output. Use them to make up your mind on an issue.Don't make up your mind and then… — Chip Heath and Dan Heath Copy Share Image
Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“Writing requires immortal thoughts hidden in your conscience which lead you to all philosophical, emotional, romantic statistics of the humans of this… — Yash Thakur Copy Share Image
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, before NAFTA went into effect, there were 285,000 auto workers in Michigan. Today, that number… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Statistically speaking, there is a 65 percent chance that the love of your life is having an affair. Be very suspicious. — Scott Dikkers Copy Share Image
When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The customer is usually wrong, but statistics indicate that it doesn't pay to tell him so — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
“If proof were needed that statistics alone are not enough in establishing value, then VT Trumper is that proof.” — Patrick Ferriday Copy Share Image
We are so busy measuring public opinion that we forget we can mold it. We are so busy listening to statistics we… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
“No data yet," he answered. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.” — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
Have you noticed that all the news, statistics, strategies about unemployment are provided by those who are employed? As soon as you… — Dale Spender Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be terrible if I quoted some reliable statistics which prove that more people are driven insane through religious hysteria than… — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
Stats are something which can't define everything. It could be hiding more things than it shows. — Bhuvneshwar Kumar Copy Share Image
“Getting too deeply into statistics is like trying to quench a thirst with salty water.” — Paul Kalanithi Copy Share Image
People in Midland are real nice folks: I can't prove that with statistics, but I know West Texas, and it's just a… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Danny and I wrote 10 songs in seven days, which I thought might be close to the record until you probably look… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The whole apparatus of the calculus takes on an entirely different form when developed for the complex numbers. — Keith Devlin Copy Share Image
Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila… — Jack Newfield Copy Share Image
Academic staff rather enjoy coming to conclusions, but they don't like coming to decisions at all. — Baron Annan Noel Annan Copy Share Image