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Statisticians, is this true? (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

To badly paraphrase Mark Twain..."There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and polls!".

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[–] pilaz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

Even the original quote isn't from Twain. He misattributed it to British PM Disraeli, but the saying originated after Disraeli's death.

A bit ironic given the quote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/06/22/lies-statistics/

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Cool info. Thanks!

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