Statistical Science Gifts

"Sorry, but statistics don't lie: hippopotamus are more dangerous to humans than lions..."

Adult Courses. It's so hard keeping the information from different classes separate! I'm talking film history and psychology. I failed a test because I said a "psychopath" is the walkway Norman Bates took home. I also confused geography and aeronautics. I said the "great plains" are located at an Air Force testing base in the California desert. My worst nightmare was confusing the thinks ti learned in driver's education and statistics. But at least I now know it's driving where you must st

"I was hoping this presentation would be more interesting upside down."

"I'd say we were pretty much on target."

"The data looks good, sir, but the vibes are mucho heavioso."

Fear/Knowledge

'According to our statistics department, 78.93 of the statistics they produce are worthless.'

"Right about here there was a flattening of the curve. . ."

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

Santa sits in front of computers with naughty data and nice data screens.

'How can we believe anything when we can disprove everything?'

The Life of Pi

'No, it's not really good - that's our lawsuits-to-earnings ratio.'

'Now, keep in mind that these numbers are only as accurate as the fictitious data, ludicrous assumptions and wishful thinking they're based upon!'

"If i were to kiss you then there is a 17% probability that we might get married and that has a 24% likelihood that we'd have children with a 34% change of divorce...I'm not sure I can risk it."

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

"Actual results indicate that the statistical analysis of the data which projections were based on may have been wrong."

'1,2,3 4,5,6 7,8,9...'It's the little things that count.(little figurines counting).

"Your assumption that a one in a million chance event MUST be a miracle shows you drastically underestimate the total number of regularly occurring events."

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

"If x is the set of all men that love you, then I am a member of x."

"Right, before we look at the covid figures for today, do we need another sheet of paper?"

"...Our extensive in house survey found that 82% of you think in house surveys are a waste of time."

'Kroft, Kroft, Kroft...to thine own demographic be true!'

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

"COUGH! COUGH! Years of data mining have left me with data lung. Don't be like your old man - go into modeling or visualization!"

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

"Good invisible exports figures this quarter, sir."

'Would everyone please phrase their questions in ones and zeros please.'

"Exactly how undecided would you say you were at this precise moment?"

"Let's get married, Miss Harris, and have 2.8 children!"

'There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. We're looking for someone who can make all three of these work for us.'

He then drew a number of smaller pie charts behind the bigger chart. That helped to put it into perspective.

Granny with balanced pie chart

"I actually saw ten gay characters on television this week—which almost balanced out the 2,174 straight characters I saw."