Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses
lampposts -- for support rather than illumination.
lampposts -- for support rather than illumination.
Related:
- Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses
lampposts -
for support rather than illumination... - He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts -
for support rather than for illumination. -- Andrew... - He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.
for support rather than illumination." Andrew Lang... - Statistics in the hands of an engineer are like a lamppost
to a drunk-
they're used more for support than illumination. ... - Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on,
but they don't shed much light. -- Storm P (Robert... - People just don't know how to handle it if a woman uses smarts and
brains rather than tits.
Tracy... - Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken
Christian... - The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the
point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.
The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous...
