Sorry to interject into a serious debate, just thought I'd share a quote from the Simpsons. Whenever statistics are brought up I'm reminded of it, and it always brings a smile to my face:
Kent: Mr. Simpson, how do you respond to the charges that petty
vandalism such as graffiti is down eighty percent, while heavy
sack-beatings are up a shocking nine hundred percent?
Homer: Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent.
Forty percent of all people know that.
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