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Statisticians, is this true?

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Statisticians, is this true?

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People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 个月前

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To badly paraphrase Mark Twain…“There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and polls!”.
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  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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    Cool info. Thanks!

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