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Statistics Quotes by Andrew Lang
- 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.
More Statistics Quotes
- It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
- The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already… — Saint Augustine
- The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a… — Douglas Adams
- The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. — Francis Bacon
- If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. — Red Adair
- Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. — Ernie Banks
- The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate. — Douglas Adams
- In fact, when you get right down to it, almost every explanation Man came up with for anything until about 1926 was… — Dave Barry
- Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. — Marion Barry
- Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment. — Jean Baudrillard
- We made too many wrong mistakes. — Yogi Berra