Lies, damned lies, and statistics
is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.
Posted By: ghostof barry butler on June 26th 2014 at 22:54:08
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- Incredible demise of England against teams like USA and Algiers (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Jun 26, 22:31:01
- failure to make the knock out phase for the first time since 1958 (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 26, 22:40:58
- But qualified for the finals every time, won it twice, runners up once, semi finals twice (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 26, 22:46:11
- Lies, damned lies, and statistics (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 26, 22:54:08
- But qualified for the finals every time, won it twice, runners up once, semi finals twice (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 26, 22:46:11
- failure to make the knock out phase for the first time since 1958 (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 26, 22:40:58
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