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What percent of statistics are not real?

Asked by hairypalm (889points) March 22nd, 2008 from iPhone

hmmmm.

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boffin's avatar

68% of “Statistics” are made up on the spot….

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Poser's avatar

100%.

88% of people know that.

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theloveprophet's avatar

Haha. I like how the pronoun always used in the statistic is “they.” “They say…” etc.
WHO ARE THEY?????!?!

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boffin's avatar

“They” are the same people who were surveyed or polled….
Have you ever met a person that was surveyed or polled?

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squirbel's avatar

I’ve never met anyone who was polled, nor do I know anyone silly enough to click on ads. I seriously don’t see how ads are such a profitable business; as far as I can see it is only because statistics say it is.

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simone54's avatar

That’s a Steven Wright joke.

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glial's avatar

70% of the time, it works everytime…

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