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I don't remember the attribution, but one of my favorite quotes goes something like: "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics." I think I first remember see

I don't remember the attribution, but one of my favorite quotes goes something like: "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics." I think I first remember seeing it in the foreword of a chapter in the book "Against the Gods: the Remarkable Story of Risk" by Peter Bernstein

yesenadam 8y ago
It seems that no-one knows exactly where it's from. Was in use in the 1890s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statist...