You Cannot Feed the Hungry on Statistics

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There is no sadder sight in the world than to see a beautiful theory killed by a brutal fact. – Thomas H. Huxley

When you are drowning in numbers you need a system to separate the wheat from the chaff. – Anthony Adams

One of New York’s leading cultural institutions was about to undertake a costly study to find out which of its many exhibits was the most popular with visitors. Just before the consulting contract was signed, a committee member suddenly suggested asking the janitor where he had to mop the most. – Marilyn Machlowitz

You cannot feed the hungry on statistics. – David Lloyd George

Just try explaining the value of statistical summaries to the widow of the man who drowned crossing a stream with an average depth of four feet. - anonymous

Reporting facts is the refuge of those who have no imagination. Luc de Clapiers

How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt. – Harry S. Truman

A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. – Joseph Stalin