100% of All Statistics

on Saturday, July 12, 2008

I want to talk about statistics. On a Friday night? Don't worry, there is a 50 percent chance that you will enjoy it.

Some people say that you can use statistics to prove almost anything. I suspect they may be right. Here are a collection of some thought provoking statistics.

  1. 42.7 % of all statistics are made up on the spot.
  2. 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
  3. 50% of married couples are either male or female.
  4. 1/7 of our lives are wasted on Mondays!
  5. About half the people you meet will be below average.
  6. Three out of four people make up 75% of the population.
  7. 9 out of 10 readers of this blog think that LGS was too Lazy to come up with something original this Friday.
  8. And finally..........

21 comments:

Dr.John said...

Now those are truly useful statistics.

Claire said...

Well then, 1 out of 10 readers think you are a wonderfully creative philosophical writer...
not too shabby.

Anonymous said...

Eeuuuwww!

Anonymous said...

One hundred per cent of people are convinced that the shoe was designed for the foot.

Anonymous said...

Once again - you jist crack me up.... so its 100% thumbs up from this 0.00000000000000000000001 % of the world

Janice Thomson said...

I must remember the cat one...
These were hilarious.

molly said...

It must have been a long week Squirrel! But at least we got a laugh out of it!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

dr. john.
10% of all statistics is of some use!

claire,
Thank you for being that special 10%.

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

pam,
Now why does my toothbrush smell like chicken liver?

ivan,
Can't argue with the majority there!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

msw,
Are you a statistician?

janice,
Do you have cats?

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

molly,
It was indeed a long week and another long week coming up.

Marja said...

25% of this year I will spent in a New Zealand winter. Ha I am as smart as you!!

VioletSky said...

and yet 4 out of 5 cats will do precisely that!

Cycling Goddess said...

Funny post. Now I can sleep with all this wonderful knowledge :)

violetsky, so true! I'm sure my cat would do that if she knew toothbrushes exist!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

Marja,
Isn't statistics easy and fun?

violetsky,
Haha. More reasons why I do not have a cat.

urban animal,
How can you sleep soundly when 4 out of 5 cats are doing dental mischief?!!

squirrelmama said...

LGS, the odds that I would read this post and laugh are about 100 percent. Right on!

geewits said...

50% of the people in this house read your blog and love it!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

squirrelmama,
Thank you. Statistics can be fun if you have fun with statistics! :)

geewits,
Thank you kindly. Now what do we do to win over the other 50%?

Anonymous said...

love lolcats! you set a nice twist to this picture. how fun!

Lone Grey Squirrel said...

cabcree,
Thanks. Are you a cat lover perchance?

Anonymous said...

ahahahahahahahahahahaha... This is very fun! :) Thanks!

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