Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics

by Sherry Knight Rossiter at canadafreepress.com In June 1882, Arthur James Balfour, first Earl of Balfour, was quoted in the Leeds Mercury as saying, “There are three kinds of falsehoods: lies, damn lies, and statistics.” While this phrase is often interpreted to mean that statistics lie, that is not entirely correct. Statistics represent, in a numerical manner, […]