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[Statistics] The science that can prove everything except the usefulness of statistics.

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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
Humorist
Usefulness
Statistics
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Prove
Technology
Science
Everything

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