The oft quoted saying - 'There are lies, damn lies and statistics' is commonly used to argue against the use of statistics. Yet it is true that we now live in a number crunching society, where people are so accustomed to seeing 'hard facts and numbers' paraded to support their causes that they may fall prey to numbers that have been spun to suggest the wrong conclusions. When used properly, statistics do serve an important purpose of stripping away our innate prejudices and assumptions and giving us just the facts. Those are the times when they confirm our gut feelings.



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