“「人間は嘘をつくが数字は嘘をつきません」というテレビ的台詞にだまされてはいけない。
　正しくは「数字には嘘という概念がない」。つまり、前提条件や境界条件を変えれば、どんな結果でも得ることができる（そしてその結果はつねに正しい）。計算した結果が日常的・現実的・社会的な意味において正しいか否かを判定するのは人間であり、そして人間は嘘をつく。”

a day in the life of mercy snow (via cokeraita) (via boosted)

数字が嘘をつくのではない、嘘つきが数字を使うのだ

(via petapeta) (via yaruo)

世の中の三種類の嘘とは、「嘘」と「真っ赤な嘘」と「統計」ですね。

(via yoosee)

(via hexe) (via kml) 2009-07-21 (via yasaiitame) (via mcsgsym) (via yaruolikes) (via yaruo) (via deli-hell-me)

(via kotoripiyopiyo) (via molmorth)

(via cigaromint) (via plasticdreams)

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