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Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable fact

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures. – Evan Esar

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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary. – Evan Esar

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Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures dont lie, but admits than under analysis some of them wont stand up either. – Evan Esar

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America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week. – Evan Esar

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