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Originally Posted by Jay Random
In fact, numbers never speak for themselves. They require analysis, and the message they deliver depends entirely on who is choosing the numbers and what information that person chooses to leave out. Remember the remark that Mark Twain attributed to Disraeli, ‘There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.’
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Amazing post overall, but in particular love the use of this quote. It is one of my father's favourites too. He worked finance in O and G for Shell for 25+ years. Numbers make the best lies; most people don't have enough grasp of the context to properly question them, and you can use them to paint many stories.