Re: Lies damn lies and statistics in the pink book p50

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Hi, As far as title is concerned, the meaning of the phrase is as follows: "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics

used to prove an opponent's point. You can further refer to Wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics Hope it helps.Regards,Naseema Iqbal From: miral_hasan <miral_hasan@...> Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 1:38 PM Subject: Lies damn lies and statistics in the pink book p50

Hi all,

Could anyone please confirm whether the statistics mentioned on this page is a fact and why the page hold this title.

Thanks

Miral