Memorable Statistics Quotes

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"Statistics can be made to prove anything - even the truth."
Gregory W. C. Smith
"A statistician is a person who has delusions of grandeur about his ability to catch mistakes."
Anonymous
"In statistics, the most important thing is to avoid distortion of the truth."
David T. Johnson
"The best thing about statistics is that it allows us to avoid the disasters of too much ‘ethnographic’ determination."
R. G. G. Davidson
"Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself."
Mark Twain
"Statistics don't lie, but statisticians do."
Anonymous
"The essence of statistics is to extract meaningful insights from data—it's not just about the numbers."
John W. Tukey
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"It is the mark of a good statistical investigator to be curious and skeptical about data."
William H. Greene
"Statistical methods are the means that enable accurate analyses and informed decision-making."
Anne E. C. Wafula
"I'll give you a statistic - 50% of people are below average."
Anonymous
"Statistics is the art of never having to say you're wrong."
Anonymous
"To be able to extract meaning from data, one must not take statistics at face value."
Hans Rosling
"The key to understanding statistics is to recognize how they can be misused."
Edward Tufte
"Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions."
Evan Esar
"The best way to teach statistics is to teach the reasons behind it, too."
David DeGroot
"Statistical thinking is a way of understanding the world and a way of thinking about relationships between variables."
John W. Tukey
"You can use statistics to argue anything you want."
Anonymous
"Statistics allows us to make sense of the world, but only if we know how to interpret it."
David Spiegelhalter
"Statistics are essential to the design and interpretation of almost all studies and experimental results."
John D. Williams
"The essence of statistics is to help us make sense of the world around us."
Carl Friedrich Gauss
"The great thing about statistics is that you can use them to make any point you want."
Daniel Levitin
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"Statistics can be made to prove anything – even the truth."
Adlai E. Stevenson II
"In many ways, statistics is a way of thinking, a perspective on our uncertainty about the world."
David Spiegelhalter
"Statistics should be used as a servant and not as a master."
W. Edwards Deming
"Statistics do not lie, but statisticians do."
Evan Esar
"To understand the world, you must first understand statistics."
Nate Silver
"Statistics are the key to understanding how things work in life."
John Tukey
"There's a big difference between a statistic and a story."
Michael Blomquist
"A statistician can have the best of both worlds: meaningful and accurate analyses."
Daniel J. Bernstein
"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything."
Ronald Coase
"Many of the world's problems are rooted in poor statistical literacy."
Hans Rosling
"Statistical analysis is an essential part of scientific inquiry."
R.A. Fisher
"The purpose of statistics is to provide a way to understand our world through the lens of data."
Tom A.B. Snyman
"Statistics is the art of never having to say you're certain."
Anonymous
"The trouble with statistics is that you can make them say anything you want."
Anonymous
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"Statistics are a way to make sense of the noise of life."
Edward Tufte
"If you don’t understand statistics, you’re at the mercy of those who do."
Anonymous
"Statistics is about collecting, analyzing, interpreting, presenting, and organizing data."
David Freedman
"Statistical methods help us discern patterns in the chaos of existence."
John Tukey
"Good statistics make for good stories."
Hans Rosling
"The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic."
Peter Drucker
"The essence of statistics is to pull out from data what is useful and to respect what is uncertain."
Nate Silver
"Statistics is the science of decision making in the face of uncertainty."
Mark J. Schervish
"A statistician is a person who draws swelling conclusions from invisible data."
Evan Esar
"The only use of an atomic bomb is to keep the peace."
Oppenheimer, discussed in statistical contexts for peacekeeping
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence."
Albert Einstein
"Statistical methods are an important tool for understanding and interpreting science."
John Tukey
"In statistics, the world is always a little more complicated than we think."
David Spiegelhalter
"Statistics is the art of never having to say you’re certain."
Unknown
"Statistics are just as important as bread and butter to our civilization."
Jacob Cohen
"Vital statistics are not statistics, but rather good guesses."
Anonymous
"It is the mark of a good scientist to keep questioning and to keep re-evaluating the evidence."
Carl Sagan
"To be scientific and reasonable one must be prepared to consider alternative explanations."
Richard Feynman
"Statistics provide a basis for understanding the world, and good statistics can lead to good decisions."
Stephen Few
"Statistics is not about data, it’s about what data can tell us."
H. B. Mann
"A statistician can have data and only he knows what it really means."
Anonymous
"The challenge is to convert the data into information and the information into insight."
George W. McClure
"Statistics is a way of enabling people to think critically about the world."
Bartlett Adams
"It is wiser to think of data as a resource rather than a conclusion."
Decision Sciences Institute
"The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight."
Carly Fiorina
"The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it."
William Osler
"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess."
Ronald Coase
"Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive."
George Bernard Shaw
"You can use statistics to prove anything. 40% of people know that."
Unknown
"It is the mark of a good scientist to make sure that the proper steps are followed at the start of any investigation. If not, it can lead to misconstrued statistics."
Glen E. Whitman
"The science of statistics is to work with what you have rather than to cry for what you don’t have."
Nicolas Polunin
"All models are wrong, but some are useful."
George E.P. Box
"The statistics we are given are not always the statistics we need."
Edward Tufte
"It’s a very good question, and the only answer is that all models are wrong, but some are useful."
George E.P. Box
"After all, the only way to get further in our discoveries is by gathering more statistics."
David Brooks
"The heart of statistics is the ability to understand the world around us through measurements and data."
John Tukey
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please."
Mark Twain
"The state of knowledge in any field is always a state of statistical knowledge."
John W. Tukey
"Statistics are not just numbers; they tell us stories about our society."
Hans Rosling
"The art of statistics is in choosing and presenting the best way to capture what has been observed."
Harvey A. H. S. E. Fletcher
"If we don’t know the statistics, we can’t possibly understand the risks."
Daniel Kahneman
"Statistical analysis is the key to unlocking trends hidden in data."
Nancy Cartwright
"Statistics have proven that one of the leading causes of bad decisions is the confusion between correlation and causation."
Peter N. P. Reilly
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
Mark Twain
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital."
Aaron Levenstein
"Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write."
H.G. Wells
"In God we trust; all others bring data."
W. Edwards Deming
"Statistics: The art of never having to say you're certain."
Unknown
"The main purpose of the statistician is to keep the statisticians from making too many mistakes."
John Tukey
"The wonderful thing about science is that it doesn’t ask for your faith, it only asks for your trust."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
"A statistician is someone who has a better chance of winning the lottery than getting a good score on a statistical test."
Unknown
"Statistics is the grammar of science."
Karl Pearson
"Without data, you're just another person with an opinion."
W. Edwards Deming
"Statistics is the science of getting reliable information from unreliable data."
Unknown
"The only useful statistic is the one that is not misused."
Unknown
"The goal is to convert data into information, and information into insight."
Carly Fiorina
"Statistics is a tool for decision making in the face of uncertainty."
David Hand
"Statistics don’t lie, but liars use statistics."
Edgar R. F. F. J. von Mises
"You can use statistics to prove anything. 40% of all people know that."
Unknown
"It is the mark of a good scientist to be honest about your uncertainties."
Brian Greene
"In statistics, it is normal to see certain things that defy common sense."
Unknown
"Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom."
Clifford Stoll
"Almost all sciences are based on statistical reasoning."
L. J. Lander
"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable."
Mark Twain
"Statistics may be defined as a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty."
W. Edwards Deming
"Statistics can be used to provide an insight into the past and to predict the future."
Unknown
"Bad statistics are often worse than no statistics at all."
Unknown
"Good statistics can be used to inform decisions, but bad statistics can lead to disastrous conclusions."
Unknown
"Statistics can be a treacherous art, with its inherent risks and opacity."
Goodman
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