Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics!

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    It's easy to see how 'facts' can be cherry picked to give you so called data.

    On the news to day they were giving a list of national statistics and I was able to pick two facts from them and put them together.

    1. This incidence of smoking has dropped considerably over the last few years.

    2. Teenage pregnancies have risen over the last few years.

    Conclusion:-
    Smoking prevents pregnancies. :blue thumb: :whistle: :heehee:
     
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      Reminds me of the logical scientist / goldfish joke
       
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        I keep forgetting that one.
         
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          That's the one about the banker, isn't it? Or did I spell it wrongly? :scratch:
           
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