  We discuss some of the claims that have been made regarding the statistics of
fast radio bursts (FRBs). In an earlier paper \citep{2015arXiv150505535C} we
conjectured that flicker noise associated with FRB repetition could show up in
non-cataclysmic neutron star emission models, like supergiant pulses. We show
how the current limits of repetition would be significantly weakened if their
repeat rate really were non-Poissonian and had a pink or red spectrum.
Repetition and its statistics have implications for observing strategy,
generally favouring shallow wide-field surveys, since in the non-repeating
scenario survey depth is unimportant. We also discuss the statistics of the
apparent latitudinal dependence of FRBs, and offer a simple method for
calculating the significance of this effect. We provide a generalized Bayesian
framework for addressing this problem, which allows for direct model
comparison. It is shown how the evidence for a steep latitudinal gradient of
the FRB rate is less strong than initially suggested and simple explanations
like increased scattering and sky temperature in the plane are sufficient to
decrease the low-latitude burst rate, given current data. The reported dearth
of bursts near the plane is further complicated if FRBs have non-Poissonian
repetition, since in that case the event rate inferred from observation depends
on observing strategy.
