Quotes About Statistics

Not until the twentieth century did the idea of randomized trial experiments, careful measurement, and statistical power take hold. "Is the application of the numerical method to the subject-matter of medicine a trivial and time-wasting ingenuity as some hold, or is it an important stage in the development of our art, as others proclaim it," the Lancet asked in 1921. The

While the entire US population has increased by about a third since 1980, the federal prison population has grown at an astonishing rate – by almost 800 per cent. It's still growing – despite the fact that federal prisons are operating at nearly 40 per cent above capacity. Even though this country comprises just 5 per cent of the world's population, we incarcerate almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.

In the 2009–2010 school year, around 690,000 non-U.S. citizens were enrolled at American colleges, the highest level in the world and up 26 percent from a decade ago. Non-U.S.

People spend a collective 3 billion hours a week playing video games. A week. Additionally, more than 174 million Americans are gamers. Jane

The video game business is expected to be a $68 billion industry by the end of 2012.11 Compare this with the size of the entire U.S. publishing industry, which in 2010 had net sales revenue of $27.9 billion.

informed its readers that research in India 'proved' that addicts died within three months

Thus, they do not need to understand the statistical and mathematical models in depth. However, marketers need to understand the fundamental ideas behind a predictive model so that they can guide the technical teams to select data to use and which patterns to find.

these low percentages are in the context of a lower voter turnout than

statisticians sleeping with their feet in an oven and their head in a freezer because the average temperature is comfortable.

two hundred studies—has shown that in most cases statistical algorithms beat subjective judgment, and in the handful of studies where they don't, they usually tie. Given that algorithms are quick and cheap, unlike subjective judgment, a tie supports using the algorithm. The point is now indisputable: when you have a well-validated statistical algorithm, use it

in most cases statistical algorithms beat subjective judgment, and in the handful of studies where they don't, they usually tie. Given

The point is now indisputable: when you have a well-validated statistical algorithm, use it.

The preferred measure of the wealth of nations is per capita gross domestic product (per capita GDP). Why should we focus on this dry statistic rather than on more literal measures, such as indexes of well-being, consumption, or happiness?

In addition to such mother-in-law violence toward a daughter-in-law, Burbank notes that "women aggress against their co-wives verbally in twenty-nine percent of the societies and physically in eighteen percent of the societies. Sisters-in-law also "aggress against one another in fourteen percent of the societies; mothers-in law and daughters-in-law are an aggressive dyad in twelve percent of the societies

At 18, I could have not been here. I could have been another statistic. All the odds were in favour of my just going to prison at that age. I had no visions of being a superstar.

Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.

From the Chinese perspective, Korea ranks about third or fourth in terms of trading volume and about third in terms of investment.

Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.

I think everybody knows that on November 7th more people voted for Al Gore than George Bush, a fact that has been documented time and time again.

Americans are struck by lightning with greater frequency than they commit voter impersonation fraud, and that's the only kind of fraud that photo ID requirements could have any hope of preventing.

The average GOP presidential vote in these last five elections was 44.5 percent. In the last three, it was 48.1 percent. Give Romney an extra point for voter disillusionment with Obama, and a half-point for being better financed than his predecessors. It still strikes me as a path to narrow defeat.

Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.

Almost no one is a career 28 percent shooter on open 3s.

There's certainly a large literature around baseball in the U.S.