They might intuitively understand that it's a more accurate measure – it's simple math – but people just haven't been exposed to the newer statistics long enough, or often enough.
Many are grossly underfunded as it is.Such statistics are enough to send a pension trustee to an early grave.
Jim King, executive vice president of Bookscan, said its database now included sales statistics from enough stores to account for more than half the book sales in the country.
Of course, I'm being a touch hypocritical; I've quoted statistics often enough in my columns, when I need them to back up an argument.
Those statistics were enough to push him past Gordon Hayward and fellow freshman Kameron Woods for most double-doubles by a freshman in Butler history.
Stephen Strasburg's college statistics were enough to demonstrate that he was among the top arms on the planet, even before he put on a minor league uniform.
Still, it is reassuring to note that a few people, who no doubt included Capello, managed to draw their eyes away from the statistics long enough to see that in Copenhagen he produced some moments of authentic brilliance and that, with young Jack Wilshere also in attendance, England's game at times had genuine ease and rhythm.
''If you play the statistics large enough, you're bound to win".
As for validity of this aforementioned poll, Mark Twain noted that there are three kinds of lies: "lies, damned lies, and statistics... .. Enough said.
A quick look at recidivism statistics is enough to tell you that yes, it is.
As a research psychologist I know that if you torture statistics long enough, they will confess to anything.
