1.  Bad statistics are harder to kill than vampires.

2.  Do you have a favorite bad statistic?

3.  Not surprisingly, Texans, a prideful lot willing to overlook a few bad statistics, have taken offense.

4.  The problems have translated into several months of unremittingly bad economic statistics on everything from home sales and car sales to factory orders and claims for unemployment insurance.

5.  Those two probably account for more bad statistics than cynical manipulation.