A famous quote: '...lies, damned lies, and statistics.'

[dboybbfs]

"There are lies, damned lies and then there's statistics."

I'm not sure if this quote is supposed to be a joke or what. Anyways, I have 3 questions about it:

A.To whom is this quote attributed?
B. Who attributed the quote to that person?
C. Explain what the quote means?

If anyone could also provide a website I could visit to find out more information on the quote or person(s) who were involved with this quote, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

[royhaas]

Read this Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

 

[stapel]

You can find many additional resources by doing a Google search.

Eliz.

 

[galactus]

Mark Twain is attributed to that 'sayin'.

 

[stapel]

Many are credited with the saying. I don't know if the true author is known. But then, I guess that's the point of the original poster's assignment: to research the saying and attempt to determine the known and supposed history.

Eliz.