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Originally posted by red-beard
No, Sam Clements stole paraphased Voltaire:
"There are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics!"
But seriously, the problem is not statastics, it is the misuse of statistics.
Just remember that in a recent poll of Democrats who are likely to vote, 94% said they hated Bush and the rest are in Jail...
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Statistics don't lie, people lie. As long as you use the right methodology the results will be mathematically valid.
(Specific example of hypothesis testing)