Aaron Lowenstein's observation is my favorite: Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.
Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 3:07:56 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > "Lies, damned lies, and statistics." > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> 37% of all statistics are made up. >> >> On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:34:24 AM UTC+3, bo richardson wrote: >>> >>> I wrote an article for the Bellingham Herald about who pays for roads >>> and that Chuckanut Drive was built for >>> bicycles and wagons and not for cars. >>> >>> In the article I cited an old statistic that ninety percent of all >>> cycling crashes happen in the first two years of cycling. >>> I have been quoting the statistic for years and cant remember where I >>> picked it up. >>> I got called on it and the closest I could come to backing it up was >>> that novices crash at a rate of five times >>> that of experienced cyclists in spite of novices almost never riding in >>> bad weather or at night or other >>> dangerous times. >>> >>> Can anyone help me out or correct me on this point of fact? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Bo Richardson >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > [email protected] <javascript:> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > > Albuquerque, NM > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
