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“a difference is a difference only if it makes a difference.”
― Darrell Huff, How to Lie with Statistics

“A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler’s “big lie” it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.”
― Darrell Huff, How to Lie with Statistics

“How results that are not indicative of anything can be produced by pure chance—given a small enough number of cases—is something you can test for yourself at small cost. Just start tossing a penny. How often will it come up heads? Half the time of course. Everyone knows that. Well, let’s check that and see…. I have just tried ten tosses and got heads eight times, which proves that pennies come up heads eighty percent of the time.”
― Darrell Huff, How to Lie with Statistics

“proper treatment will cure a cold in seven days, but left to itself a cold will hang on for a week.”
― Darrell Huff, How to Lie with Statistics