[ptsal]

bttt

[MrEdd]

I have a book on lying with statistics that was written in the twenties.

I don’t remember all the cute quips from the opening section, but I do remember that practically every other item was “always use averages, never ever let yourself be forced to use the mean”.

And really, you can get pretty far with just that.

[A_perfect_lady]

I'm embarrassed to admit I never thought of this. I should have: when my mom married my step-dad in 1976, we were poor as church mice. One income at GM supporting a wife and three kids, living in a trailor parked on a patch of land while my step-dad struggled to build a house in his spare time. Wearing hand-me-down clothes, never able to do or buy anything.

30 years later, they're retired to a log cabin in the UP, got Harleys and various toys, living comfortably... their income was plenty once we kids grew up and left home, and they sold the house for a nice little sum and moved somewhere cheaper. Well, duh. (smacks self on head)

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

Here’s a conlcusion from an interesting statistic:

Human beings are becoming immortal!

What is the underlying “proof”. Although the human species has existed for over 150,000 years, statisically speaking, over 80% of all humans who have ever lived are still living.