How to Lie with Statistics
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Introduces the reader to the niceties of samples (random or stratified random), averages (mean, median or modal), errors (probable, standard or unintentional), graphs, indexes, and other tools of democratic persuasion.
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How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
'A great introduction to a crucial topic' Bill Gates 'Perhaps the most popular book on statistics ever published ... It's a marvel ... gave me a peek behind the curtain of statistical manipulation, showing me how the swindling was done so that I would not be fooled again' Tim Harford In 1954, Darrell Huff decided enough was enough. Fed up with politicians, advertisers and journalists using statistics to sensationalise, inflate, confuse, oversimplify and - on occasion - downright lie, he decided to shed light on their ill-informed and sneaky ways. How to Lie with Statistics is the result - the definitive and hilarious primer in the ways statistics are used to deceive. With over one and half million copies sold around the world, it has delighted generations of readers with its cheeky takes on the ins and outs of samples, averages, errors, graphs and indexes. And in the modern world of big data and misinformation, Huff remains the perfect guide through the maze of facts and figures that are designed to make us believe anything. 'A hilarious exploration of mathematical mendacity.... Every time you pick it up, what happens? Bang goes another illusion!' The New York Times 'A pleasantly subversive little book guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic' Atlantic
More relevant than ever. . a great introduction to the use of statistics -- Bill Gates
A hilarious exploration of mathematical mendacity.... Every time you pick it up, what happens? Bang goes another illusion! * New York Times *
A pleasantly subversive little book guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic * Atlantic *
A hilarious exploration of mathematical mendacity.... Every time you pick it up, what happens? Bang goes another illusion! * New York Times *
A pleasantly subversive little book guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic * Atlantic *
Darrell Huff (1913-2001) was a professional writer. He lived in Carmel, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140136296 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140136290 |
| Title | How to Lie with Statistics |
| Author | Darrell Huff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1991-12-12 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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