Year: 2006
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Statistics
Statistician: A man who believes figures don’t lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won’t stand up, either.Evan EsarThere are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
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No cannibalism?
News this week about the Donner party to California, as reported by CNN, “Research: Donners didn’t resort to cannibalism” alleges that the Donners themselves did not resort to cannibalism during their fateful trip to the “Promised Land” of California, based on the fact that there were no burnt human bones found at the Alder Creek…
