Statistician's Muse Prints

'I always thought a bazillion was a made-up number.'

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

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

'Why can't you tell me you love me without all the charts and graphs?!'

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

"I guess when your husband dies you'll really understand what they mean by a statistical death."

'85.4% of people use phony statistics to get their point across.'

"Wait! Stop! He changed his mind."

'Research shows that while the number of surfers is somewhat constant over the year, there is a sudden increase in casual bathers over Summer...'

'86.4% of people use phony statistics to get their point across.'

'15% of Americans don't have chairs in their living rooms, and of that 15%, 73% don't even realize it.'

Satis Factory Tour

'We stopped to smell the darn roses here!'

'Looks like the latest crime figures have been stolen.'

"36% of our focus group suffered from the side effects, while 14% enjoyed them."

'...and as a consequence, you lot all redundant. I'm not making it up.'

"105% of the staff who completed 84% of the process were 95% sure that it was a 100% waste of time."

Bank Robbery Statistics

"People mistakenly think that we accountants are all boring number crunchers, but the latest figures show that 54% of the 23% of people who responded to a survey were 45% in favour of us being 12% more interesting than average!"

"Frankly, Harold, you're beginning to bore everyone with your statistics."

'I don't know if you're a mathematician but my wife's not happy with her Poisson distribution.'

Julius and Isabella Dufferburger, statistically average family with their 2.5 children.

'Number 20 is up. His batting average is 320 and his drug tests are negative.'

'17 of the 23 of the 456 people who returned 76 of the 12 questionnaires thought the statistics were meaningless.'

'Well, it's official: The yearly statistics are out and our most common cause of death is by being squashed!'

'Finally some good news on the economy: four out of five economists agree that 80% if economists agree.'

Those Who Get Off On Not Social Distancing: 87% Celebrities On ZOOM: 83%. "We're All In This Together": 82%

Economic Errata

"According to this article 98% of the statistics you read in the newspaper are inaccurate."

'According to these statistics you'll probably outlive me...'

'I can't let him back in to play. He couldn't tell me what he's making this year.'

"You'll be pleased to know you're making good progress - you've just become a statistic."

"Study after study shows that more and more people are participating in studies."

'If you look closely at the CAT scan, you can see a tiny area of normal brain activity. Otherwise, he's got nothing but a headful of useless sports statistics.'

'The reminds me. Place your orders for the lunchtime pizza.'