Beth Benoit writes on 27 Oct 99,:
> Thought this fun "fact" might get a chuckle in class, especially in
> Statistics and Methods classes:
>
> Did you know that 47.8% of all statistics are made up on the spot?
>
> Beth Benoit
> University of Massachusetts Lowell
I think the correct ;-} number is 79.48% (this made up statistic is attributed to
John
Allen Paulos as in the tagline of my sig file).
Rick
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"79.48% of all statistics are made up on the spot." - John A. Paulos
