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The origin of the phrase "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is unclear, but Mark Twain attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli [1] "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of statistics to bolster weak arguments, "one of the best, and best-known" critiques of applied statistics. [2]
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."-- Popularized by Mark Twain Recent reports have called Clean Energy Fuels' decision to invest heavily in liquefied natural gas ...
Lies, damned lies, and statistics, a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics .
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A mistrust and misunderstanding of statistics is associated with the quotation, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics". Misuse of statistics can be both inadvertent and intentional, and the book How to Lie with Statistics, [74] by Darrell Huff, outlines a range of considerations. In an attempt to shed light on the ...
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Joel Best, Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001 (2/e 2004 3/e 2012) [7] Joel Best, Deviance: Career of a Concept, Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2004 [8]
“An individual on a mission may at the end have questions about the morality of what went on, and most guys reconcile that fairly rapidly,” said Thomas S. Jones, a retired combat-decorated Marine major general. He is fiercely fond of young Marines and runs a retreat for the wounded, Semper Fi Odyssey, where he sees many cases of moral ...