Oriental Redneck
| Also known as Lies, damned lies, and statistics. 
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No double standards
| Many people use statistics the way the drunk uses a lamp post - to hold themselves up rather than for any light they might provide.
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 |
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| Figures lie and liars figure.
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Be careful what you tolerate. You are teaching people how to treat you.
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My other Sig
is a Steyr.
| Statistics are: 52 % speculation 49 % what they want the numbers to say 2.4% attention to detail and accuracy.
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Dances with Wiener Dogs
| 89.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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“The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand
“If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul
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and this little pig said:
| I must disagree about statistics, if they are used correctly. John Lott used stats to show that areas with a large number of firearms influenced the crime rate. Read "More guns, less crime"! His process was vetted by his peers (other statisticians" and was deemed sound!!! So, as long as the stats have been challenged and proven to be correct, I'll go with that!!! |
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No double standards
| quote: Originally posted by odin:
I must disagree about statistics, if they are used correctly. John Lott used stats to show that areas with a large number of firearms influenced the crime rate. Read "More guns, less crime"! His process was vetted by his peers (other statisticians" and was deemed sound!!! So, as long as the stats have been challenged and proven to be correct, I'll go with that!!!
Whenever someone provides me with stats to prove their point, I ask for the root data, to see how it was collected and analyzed. 99% of the time they walk away. (IE, they have no clue or they know they are bogus).
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 |
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