As a recovering economist I understand the latter two quite well.
Toralf Lund wrote:
P. J. Alling wrote:
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
--Mark Twain
Ah. I got it wrong. Three kinds, of course...
Toralf Lund wrote:
Cotty wrote:
On 16/8/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed:
Another thing is that you mass murderers isn't really what you
should fear most. It is actually a lot more likely that someone
you know will kill you in your own home...
You misunderstand me. I fear the mass murderers hurting and killing
*people* - - not me.
Quite. But it's *people* who are more likely to be murdered by
someone they know, not you. (Nobody would hurt you, would they? ;-))
It's simple statisics, mate. (But of course, as we all know, there
are two kinds of lies...)
- T
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
