International Standard Name Identifier was published on 15 March 2012. The ISO technical committee 46, subcommittee 9 (TC 46/SC 9) is responsible for the development of the standard. 2013-09-01 "INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 27729:2012 TECHNICAL CORRIGENDUM 1" was published. The FAQ of the isni.org websites states "An ISNI is made up of 16 digits, the last character being a check character." In display it is frequently shown with spaces. The ISNI allows a single identity (such as an author's pseudonym or the imprint used by a publisher) to be identified using a unique number. This unique number can then be linked to any of the
Lies, damned lies, and statistics attributed to Eliza Gutch. The American Dialect Society list archives include numerous posts by Stephen Goranson that cite research into uses soon after the above. They include: The phrase has been used in a number of popular expositions, including: Lies, damned lies, and statistics "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point. The phrase was popularised in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the