statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. From LearnThat.org. [Aaron Levenstein]
One of the first things you learn in statistics is never extrapolate beyond the data. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
Lumbering, which occupies a department of production by itself in statistics, is also to a great extent a manufacturing operation. From Wordnik.com. [An Address by Major L.L. Anthes] Reference
The misapplication of "statistics" is simply scientism run-amok. From Wordnik.com. [You Can Do Anything You Put Your Mind To: A Noble Lie?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Perhaps the most telling of all of his statistics is his scoring average. From Wordnik.com. [NBA draft 2000] Reference
Here are some startling statistics from the article. From Wordnik.com. [News Item] Reference
Otherwise, a century of statistics is out the window. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball finally did it - a new commissioner] Reference
His contribution cant be measured in statistics alone. From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY hands top NFL rookie award to Vince Young] Reference
The black art of distorting statistics is a tool the right uses. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » First same-sex couple weds in D.C.] Reference
Investors 'trust in Greek statistics, never solid, was shattered. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
You think in statistics and percentages, averages and exceptions. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London] Reference
Biker, you might want to check the long term statistics for Canada. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Reckoning Australia] Reference
This term his statistics are still impressive - his nine goals in 15. From Wordnik.com. [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Using short term statistics is a bad way to make financial decisions. From Wordnik.com. [Mineweb - Daily news headlines] Reference
Not compiling statistics is one issue; unreliable statistics are another. From Wordnik.com. [The politics of Egypt's feeble statistics] Reference
Additional features include graph output for long-term statistics tracking. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
Stemming from these basic statistics is another important "myth dispeller". From Wordnik.com. [New York: The Road to Recovery] Reference
This is an anomaly, as anyone familiar with long-term statistics will tell you. From Wordnik.com. [Big Hopes For Small Stocks?] Reference
You are business men and I do not know whether you believe in statistics or not. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Mines and Miners] Reference
Get all the latest F1 racing statistics from the Malaysian Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
Additional features include alerts and graph output for long-term statistics tracking. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
So rolling dice isn't science - statistics is a science, and therefore mathematics is. From Wordnik.com. [Blast From the Past] Reference
The pattern of racial bias in these statistics is confirmed by the research of the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Facing the Demon Head On: Institutional Racism and the Prison Industrial Complex] Reference
The most important thing to remember when reading these fancy statistics is that up is down. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fox Business’ Stuart Varney Shoots Down Former Bush Labor Secretary Elaine Chao’s Negative Jobs Report Spin] Reference
On Mother's Day the new name statistics for the US for the previous year are usually released. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Thomas had the edge in statistics, completing 15 of 23 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown. From Wordnik.com. [Quarterback competition highlights Oregon spring game] Reference
So the model really is an exercise in statistics, to work out what that overall probability is. From Wordnik.com. [How to calculate risk of loss « TalentedApps] Reference
The current decline of public trust in the reliability of government statistics is spectacular. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Er, as opposed to “anybody who questions the accuracy of my preferred statistics is a sexist pig”?. From Wordnik.com. [All else being equal.] Reference
In 2004, 309,000 students enrolled, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Education. From Wordnik.com. [Black colleges extend hand to Hispanics] Reference
According to statistics from the German parliament there were 171 neo Nazi incidents involving at least 200. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"You must look at this issue on a multi-year dimension, and not overreact to short-term statistics," he said. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
They appear in statistics, but you have to look at the middle classes for a wealth of diaries, letters, novels, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Philipp Blom, Author of The Vertigo Years | Edwardian Promenade] Reference
At the top of the column for the player's statistics from the previous season, he wrote "past year" instead of 1951. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Baseball cards hold timeless memories] Reference
From this perspective, rather than being numbers, persons included in statistics are living, breathing, human beings. From Wordnik.com. [A Blueprint for Resolving the Current Crisis in the American Way of Life « Illiteracy Articles « Articles « Literacy News] Reference
But according to recent statistics from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the disease is claiming significantly fewer lives. From Wordnik.com. [PRWeb - Daily News Feed] Reference
As a result, more than 15% of the workforce is represented by unions, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor. From Wordnik.com. [Working on winning union vote in Nevada] Reference
But one of his most telling statistics is he hasn't been able to take advantage of his home park, where he hit 30 homers last year. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Look for second-half clues in first half] Reference
Nevada is one of only a handful of states where union membership is growing, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor. From Wordnik.com. [Working on winning union vote in Nevada] Reference
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