cm0002@infosec.pub to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoStatisticians, is this true?infosec.pubimagemessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1497arrow-down16
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minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoTo badly paraphrase Mark Twain…“There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and polls!”.
minus-squarepilaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoEven 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/
To badly paraphrase Mark Twain…“There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and polls!”.
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/
Cool info. Thanks!