Lies, damned lies, and statistics
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title:
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
text:
"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. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point. The phrase was popularized in the United States by Mark Twain, who attributed it to the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli. However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appea
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description:
Phrase criticising misuse of statistics
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics
date created:
2003-08-22T13:37:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T07:17:17Z
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