Interesting Statistics thread

[Da Klugs]

I'm an economics major so stats always were interesting to me as they provide a glimpse into the "facts" of most arguments. Feel free to post statistics here that you find interesting.

I'll start:

In 2009 47% of of people employed in the United states paid no federal income taxes.

[Da Klugs]

Professors at Ohios public universities teach, on average, 2 classes per term.

[Da Klugs]

many American households—up to forty per cent of the total—are entitled to a receive a check from the U.S. Treasury because their tax credits are larger than their tax liabilities. AKA have a negative tax rate.

[bscottskangum]

I teach Stats so of course I love Stats....

This site is amazing :D Pop Vs Soda (http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html)

[Da Klugs]

Ok a fun one. :)

[pektel]

I teach Stats so of course I love Stats....

This site is amazing :D Pop Vs Soda (http://popvssoda.com:2998/countystats/total-county.html)

I wonder what the "other" generic name for a soft drink is...

[bscottskangum]

I wonder what the "other" generic name for a soft drink is...

My guess is Cola or a combination like sodapop

[N2 GOLD]

I'm an economics major so stats always were interesting to me as they provide a glimpse into the "facts" of most arguments. Feel free to post statistics here that you find interesting.

I'll start:

In 2009 47% of of people employed in the United states paid no federal income taxes.

I would LOVE to be in that 47% group... -(P

[Da Klugs]

I would LOVE to be in that 47% group... -(P

:r

Aim higher than public assistance:

1% of the taxpayers make 19% of the income and pay 37% of the taxes. This is the group you want to be in...

geez!!

:D

[JaKaacH]

47.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot...
98% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
4 out of 3 have trouble with fractions..

[hotreds]

There's lies, damn lies, and statistics.

[JaKaacH]

Percentage of the public that understand the new tax code: 11%

Percentage of accountants who understand it: 9%

Percentage of IRS employees who understand it: 6%

[hotreds]

http://visboo.com/img/03022010/46787.jpg

[JaKaacH]

The average American eats 10-12 pounds (4.5 kg) of chocolate a year. The average Swiss eats 21 pounds a year.

[pektel]

A man is 7 times more likely to die during sex if his partner isn't his wife.

[Gargoyle]

There are 400 ways of playing the first turn in a game of chess, 72,084 ways of playing the first two turns, 318,979,564,000 ways of playing the first four turns, and 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 ways of playing the first ten turns.

[T.G]

Legend has it that 98.2% of all Cuban cigars in the US are fake.

[pektel]

Legend has it that 98.2% of all Cuban cigars in the US are fake.

That sounds rather high. I can only vouch for my fake ones. ;)

[N2 GOLD]

100 people a year choke to death on ball-point pens. :confused:

[T.G]

Legend also has it that 98.2% of all B&M cigars are made from better tobacco than internet cigars.

[Devanmc]

According to the U. S. Census of 2004, 9.4% of the US citizens 25 and older hold a graduate or professional degree.

[T.G]

Legend has it that 98.2% of all Cuban cigars in the US are fake.

Looks like my data was a bit stinky, it's down to 95% now.

[Devanmc]

so whats that say about the ones in the humi? :r oh well they taste good.

[T.G]

I dunno - ask the source of the statistic, after all, there's famed writers in most cigar books and all cigar magazines reporting that to back him up.
:sh

[Devanmc]

well its a shame i have opinions about things ive never actually smoked then... :r

[SeanGAR]

64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot
82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not
I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt
I need another double shot of something 90 proof
I got too much to think about

[JaKaacH]

American Society of Microbiology study revealed that only 75 percent of women and 50 percent of men wash their hands after using the toilet. Only 33 percent of middle and high school females wash, and only 8 percent of males

[forgop]

Only in America can a group of people whose job approval is around 25% have a 90+% retention rate.

[Patrick B]

You guys read Freakonomics? Facsinating book.

[JaKaacH]

This year October will have 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays and 5 Saturdays.

[N2 GOLD]

I have two,

1. Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make.

2. Chuck Norris wears a live rattlesnake as a condom. (true fact) -(P

[icehog3]

2. Chuck Norris wears a live rattlesnake as a condom. (true fact) -(P

Well, there goes one more thing off my bucket list. :r

[MedicCook]

The average major league career of a baseball is 5 to 7 pitches.

[DennisP]

Well, there goes one more thing off my bucket list. :r

Hmmm, one more thing to add to my bucket list.

[MedicCook]

The average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.

[MedicCook]

Average life expectancy ( in seconds ) of an enemy soldier in a Chuck Norris film : 4

[smokin5]

64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot
82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not
I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt
I need another double shot of something 90 proof
I got too much to think about

And 98.7% of Americans don't know the rest of that song:

They say 3 percent of the people use 5 to 6 percent of their brain
97 percent use 3 percent and the rest goes down the drain
I'll never know which one I am but I'll bet you my last dime
99 percent think we're 3 percent 100 percent of the time

64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot
82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not
I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt
I need another double shot of something 90 proof
I got too much to think about

Too much to think about
Too much to figure out
Stuck between hope and doubt
It's too much to think about

They say 92 percent of everything you learned in school was just bullshit you'll never need
84 percent of everything you got you bought to satisfy your greed
Because 90 percent of the world's population links possessions to success
Even though 80 percent of the wealthiest 1 percent of the population
Drinks to an alarming excess
More money, more stress

It's too much to think about
Too much to figure out
Stuck between hope and doubt
It's too much to think about
Pick it now

84 percent of all statisticians truly hate their f**kin' jobs
They say the average bank robber lives within say about 20 miles of the bank that he robs
There's this little bank not far from here I've been watching now for a while
Lately all I can think about's how bad I wanna go out in style

And it's too much to think about
Too much to figure out
Stuck between hope and doubt
It's too much to think about
That's right
It's too much to think about
Amen
It's too much to think about

Todd Snider, "Statistician's Blues" :)

[icehog3]

Todd Snider, "Statistician's Blues" :)

Todd Snider?

Todd Snider???

He owes me money! :mad:

[St. Lou Stu]

60% of the time, it works every time.


- This stat brought to you by Sex Panther (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLq2-uZd5LY) Cologne

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

7 percent of people would murder another person for $10 million.
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[MedicCook]

90% of hitting is half mental

[icehog3]

7 percent of people would murder another person for $10 million.
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Depends who it is. ;)

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Depends who it is. ;)

My thoughts exactly Tom.
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[icehog3]

My thoughts exactly Tom.
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Couple folks I'd do for $10 if I knew I could get away with it, Nate. :r

[pektel]

60% of the time, it works every time.


- This stat brought to you by Sex Panther (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLq2-uZd5LY) Cologne

That, m'lady, is the smell of desire.
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[hammondc]

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/jamphat_files/image003.jpg

[BC-Axeman]

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/jamphat_files/image003.jpg
But the graph of money and the ability to deal with problems slopes the other way. ;)

[kaisersozei]

Couple folks I'd do for $10 if I knew I could get away with it, Nate. :r

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii88/kaisersozei/dexter_tom.jpg

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Couple folks I'd do for $10 if I knew I could get away with it, Nate. :r

:r:r

[J0eybb]

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/jamphat_files/image097.jpg

[J0eybb]

Ice Cube

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/jamphat_files/image001.gif

[J0eybb]

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/jamphat_files/image036.jpg

[awsmith4]

One's lifetime risk of dying due to living with a smoker is 1 in 4,200. Getting struck by lightning over the course of a lifetime is more likely, with odds of 1 in 3,000.

[smokin5]

Todd Snider?

Todd Snider???

He owes me money! :mad:

H3ll, Hog, he's a folk singer -
he owes EVERYONE money!

[hammondc]

http://www.jamphat.com/rap/jamphat_files/image036.jpg

Thats another fave of mine. My favorites cannot be posted here though.

[hammondc]

But the graph of money and the ability to deal with problems slopes the other way. ;)

I am sure you aware this corresponds to a rap song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twkh0YiInPM).

[shilala]

Couple folks I'd do for $10 if I knew I could get away with it, Nate. :r
The unsolved murder rate in Chicago, Illinois is 87%. roffles. That one has a couple edges on it, yo?

[BamBam]

47.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot...


63.7% of the time :D

[pnoon]

Here's one that will boggle the mind.

If Tom (icehog3) doesn't make another post, at my current average posting rate (15/day), it will take me approximately 2 years and 3 months to catch him.

[icehog3]

Here's one that will boggle the mind.

If Tom (icehog3) doesn't make another post, at my current average posting rate (15/day), it will take me approximately 2 years and 3 months to catch him.

Should I start now?

Ah, crap. There's another one. :r

[hscmit]

http://www.worldometers.info/

very interesting

[BC-Axeman]

http://www.worldometers.info/

very interesting
Interesting but unreliable, as are most statistics.