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Friday, January 30, 2004
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics -- An interesting definition, considering all my recent stuff about buffers.
"Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won't stand up either." - Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
...and if you're not offended by the kind of words that might earn a radio station a $275,000 fine if the FCC has its way, here's another view of relying on statistics from gapingvoid.
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