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Article #2603Re: AT&T MIPS claim
From: Mike Lutz
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1986 19:46
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1986 19:46
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In article <16@vax1.ccs.cornell.edu> moly@vax1.UUCP (Bruce F. Wong) writes:
>In article <612@mtune.UUCP> jhc@mtune.UUCP (Jonathan Clark) writes:
>
>>Remember, these days there are five types of falsehoods:
>> Lies
>> Damned Lies
>> Statistics
>The original original was from Benjamin Disraeli, revered statesman.
In a similar vein, and in keeping with the spirit of this discussion,
I think it was Mark Twain who said:
Most people use statistics the way a drunk uses a lamppost:
more for support than illumination.
--
Mike Lutz Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!caip!sri-spam!mordor!lll-crg!seismo!rochester!ritcv!mjl From: mjl@ritcv.UUCP (Mike Lutz) Newsgroups: net.arch,net.micro.att Subject: Re: AT&T MIPS claim Message-ID: <9800@ritcv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Jun-86 15:46:15 EDT Article-I.D.: ritcv.9800 Posted: Mon Jun 16 15:46:15 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Jun-86 03:25:47 EDT References: <577@scirtp.UUCP> <266@comm.UUCP> <286@sfsup.UUCP> <612@mtune.UUCP> <16@vax1.ccs.cornell.edu> Reply-To: mjl@ritcv.UUCP (Michael Lutz) Distribution: net Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 18