Saturday, November 21, 2020

20201121 - Figures don't lie

 

The number of daily cases in the US broke 200,000 yesterday. On November 19th, the US had over 2,000 deaths attributable to COVID-19.

Georgia certified their election results, which awarded the election of president to Joe Biden.

After meeting with the sitting president, Michigan lawmakers didn't buy in.

The old saying is that “figures will not lie,” but a new saying is “liars will figure.” It is our duty, as practical statisticians, to prevent the liar from figuring; in other words, to prevent him from perverting the truth, in the interest of some theory he wishes to establish.
- Carrol D. Wright, 1889