Comment Comment by salviati > Assuming you don't just make them up, they're trivial to manipulate to generate the headline you want.well encapsulated in the quote popularized by Mark Twain "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" [1][1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statist...One of my favourite jokes: 93 % of statistics are made up on the spot, and 61 % of people believe them. Bonus points for changing the figures every time you retell the joke. parent salviati 2 months ago
well encapsulated in the quote popularized by Mark Twain "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statist...
One of my favourite jokes: 93 % of statistics are made up on the spot, and 61 % of people believe them. Bonus points for changing the figures every time you retell the joke.