Statistics may be defined as “a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty.” – W.A. Wallis Category: Statistics
The theory of probabilities is at bottom nothing but common sense reduced to calculus. – Laplace, Théorie analytique des probabilités, 1820 Category: Statistics
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts — for support rather than for illumination. – Andrew Lang Category: Statistics
When I go to a restaurant, I eat three-quarters of the food in front of me. That cuts my calorie intake by 25 percent. – Bobby Flay Category: Food
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. – Henry Ward Beecher Category: Business
Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services. – Henry Ford Category: Money
