Statistics are used like a drunk uses a lamp post - for support, not illumination.

Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.

He has been a very good leader, but we have had a slow hemorrhaging of support and confidence. A lot of damage has been done. I don't think that the leadership is sustainable.

Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.