kum-sal

Have you highly noticed how immeasurably our universe runs on statistics? That's now statistics never lie. Here are a few exceedingly impregnable statistics.

Almost half of the world's masses earns a below-average income.

This mortally broken up me. I was underneath the opinion that nearly half of the world's race earns an above-average income. But so I discovered it is the reverse. I phoned my Uncle Gyula.



"Almost half the world's tribe earns a below-average income."

Uncle Gyula was dumbfounded, "So?"

"Well, I necessity to enter upon decisive that extinction has a below-average income."

At a eradication for words, my Uncle advised, "It won't befall until everybody has an above-average IQ." That unreal sense. "Right now," Uncle Gyula continued, "Almost hal... f the world has a below-average IQ, and statistics never lie." I was floored. I did not complete we had jibing an IQ depletion on our hands. But I was express it is in some manner equaling to another shocking statistic:

If trite trends continue, by 2017 every child born entrust be illiterate.

I, myself, had recently sired two ignorant children. As discouraging as this was, I was firm that they should impressive a special spirit and influence this insecure handicap. Discovering the concrete between below-average IQ and below-average incomes, I am now supplementary determined than ever to overcome our children's infant illiteracy.

I asked Uncle Gyula about expanded disagreeable statistic I had read:

At beginning 97.3 percent of human race are at stake of receiving cancer.

I was particularly worried about this statistic thanks to I did not feel certain if I was one of the 97.3.

"I lap up you are," Uncle Gyula suggested. "Most common people are, you know."

My uncle's comment worried me polished more. It was dreadful enough that 97.3 percent of nationality are at bet of receipt cancer, but it was consistent scarier to organize that exceptionally humankind leapfrogging into that 97.3 percent.

Uncle Gyula dispassionate to tranquil my fears, "I have extended statistic that should initiate you ambience exceedingly better. The majority of population at venture will survive, and statistics never lie."

That WAS reassuring. But it did not ease my feeling about extended unlucky statistic I had read:

By 2050, at prevalent release rates, two out of every three humans entrust be dead.

This was worrisome owing to I suspected that I capacity be among the two-out-of-three people.

Uncle Gyula right to cheer me once more, "This is classy news, for you can't conclude cancer when you are dead."

Sa-ay. That is fit news. And Uncle Gyula was right. In fact, cancer rates in cemeteries advance at historic lows. And statistics never lie.

I recently bought a "home statistics calculator" on sale at Krispy Kreme. This bequeath be fun. Let's speak I want to asset out what is the likelihood of starving to death. Let's see...I hang in ate about an look-in and a half ago. OK, I'll desired onset this button...and here comes the results:

"Based on your caloric intake of the previous hour, you are inevitable to starve to extermination in opportune 30 days." That terrified me. I am works to starve to dissolution in rightful 30 days. What can I work out to footing hang starvation?

Wait. There's more: "Immediate charge can avert statistical starvation. Go straightaway to Krispy Kreme. Eat a dozen donuts every day, and you entrust reduce the stake of starvation by at initial 69.3 percent.

This seems drink in first-class advice. Hmm, I jolt what Uncle Gyula would answer about this.

"Actually, if you eat a dozen donuts every day, you miss your chances of starving within 30 days to partly zero. And, just to higher hazard of a nerve center attack, your spare projected lifespan is...37 age old."

"But I'm going on 41," I protested.

Uncle Gyula pondered the statistics. "It seems to me that starvation is your peak bet, close all. And statistics never lie."