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May 10th, 1998. "Statistics." Statistics don't lie, it's just that most variables can show either an upward trend or a downward trend, depending on the base year chosen. As for the subject generally: it is to be expected that all types of events or stories exist in the general population, everything you might imagine, in one proportion or another. In a population which stretches into the millions, it should not be surprising that one can find something out of the ordinary; the point is, however, when dealing with large numbers, uncommon events can strike a person as commonplace, especially when gathered up and dished out together. [Top] [Archives] [To Blupete's Essays] [Thoughts & Quotes of blupete] [Home] Peter Landry May, 1998 (2019)