The two most important characteristics of the language of statistics are first, that it describes things in quantitative terms, and second, that it gives this description an air of accuracy and precision.


Essays in Economics, Chapter 6 (p. 106), Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1961

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The two most important characteristics of the language of statistics are first, that it describes things in quantitative terms, and second, that it...

The two most important characteristics of the language of statistics are first, that it describes things in quantitative terms, and second, that it...

The two most important characteristics of the language of statistics are first, that it describes things in quantitative terms, and second, that it...

The two most important characteristics of the language of statistics are first, that it describes things in quantitative terms, and second, that it...