Did you know that 73.6% of all statistics are made up!

GenXer · 05-02-2020, 11:24 AM

Which leads me to another question. How did they come up with that?

yco · 05-02-2020, 11:32 AM

including this or not?

GenXer · 05-02-2020, 11:40 AM

The decimal point gives it panache.

Maynard · 05-03-2020, 09:30 AM

And 62% of the people making them up do it right off the cuff to support whatever they are saying at the time.

UncleWede · 05-04-2020, 11:49 AM

Lies,

Damned Lies,

and statistics

smyles · 05-04-2020, 11:53 AM

“Don't believe everything you read on the internet"
A.Lincoln

UncleWede · 05-04-2020, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by smyles

“Don't believe everything you read on the internet"
A.Lincoln

Bon Jour

Turkish Pickle · 05-04-2020, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Bon Jour

i like bon jovi!

dmatre · 05-04-2020, 02:31 PM

Yeah, but only 17.2% of made up statistics are accurate.

1MOREMOD · 05-04-2020, 03:03 PM

But 60 percent of the time I'm right all the time

infinitekidM2C · 05-04-2020, 03:05 PM

50% of the people in this thread are morons.

1MOREMOD · 05-04-2020, 03:34 PM

That gives you an 80 percent chance of being a moron

H2O_Doc · 05-04-2020, 10:27 PM

Statistics are important.

Many statistics can be trusted, if you are not innumerate.

Critical thinking matters.

Nivarox · 05-04-2020, 11:16 PM

Sport stats are true though given the fact that it is based on math still those can not give you 100 % guarantee as to what's gonna next lol

iminhell1 · 05-04-2020, 11:33 PM

1.1 Billion people have been in contact with Kevin Bacon.

Dpc2u · 05-05-2020, 05:34 AM

Statistically speaking, all of the above is 98% correct.

UncleWede · 05-05-2020, 09:21 AM

I was once a 1%er. Can't remember if it was a good 1% or bad 1%, but I made it.

I'm 94% sure it was good

King Rudi · 05-05-2020, 12:26 PM

Ancient Alien theorists believe that percentages may have been used as a cosmic joke. Could it be that 47.8% of percentages were created by our ancient ancestors? Ancient Alien theorists say.....derpa, derpa, derpa.....ALIENS.

Rmtt · 05-05-2020, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Ancient Alien theorists believe that percentages may have been used as a cosmic joke. Could it be that 47.8% of percentages were created by our ancient ancestors? Ancient Alien theorists say.....derpa, derpa, derpa.....ALIENS.

I'm not saying it was Aliens.........

MKSixer · 05-05-2020, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rmtt

I'm not saying it was Aliens.........

But it was aliens.

Dpc2u · 05-05-2020, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MKSixer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rmtt

I'm not saying it was Aliens.........

But it was aliens.

.

King Rudi · 05-05-2020, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MKSixer

But it was aliens.

97.8% of them anyway.

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GenXer Major 1363 Rep 1,031 Posts Drives: Like a bat out of hell. Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: here and there iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 Chevrolet Volt [0.00] 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe [0.00]	Did you know that 73.6% of all statistics are made up! Which leads me to another question. How did they come up with that?
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GenXer Major 1363 Rep 1,031 Posts Drives: Like a bat out of hell. Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: here and there iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 Chevrolet Volt [0.00] 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe [0.00]	The decimal point gives it panache.
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Maynard Colonel 3833 Rep 2,870 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	And 62% of the people making them up do it right off the cuff to support whatever they are saying at the time.
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