It appears from discussion at Wikipedia that the catchphrase “lies, damned lies and statistics” is in fact unattributed. That’s a shame, because it’s a pretty important idea – statistics are very slippery, and in this time of COVID-19 I’m seeing how easily they can be misunderstood, and misused.
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