How Do You Count To 55 With A Stick?

The most probable method to count using stick people is to use a method used in statistics where lines or stick figures are used to cross out sets of lines. In this method, used in frequency calculations, a single vertical line is etched to depict the number one. Each additional number is etched or marked parallel to this. This process is carried out till the number four after which the fifth number is recorded by diagonally slashing out the four lines. To count to the number fifty five eleven such sets of five cancelled out lines will be needed. This method of counting is very widely used in the field of statistics where cumulative frequencies, standard deviations, means, medians, modes etc are calculated with the aid of this device.