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Published {{years ago|1954}} years ago, [[How to Lie with Statistics]] shows the reader how to fight back against advertising hype and political propaganda by recognizing basic deceptions. The math is accessible to anyone with a 6th grade education.

Published {{years ago|1954}} years ago, [[How to Lie with Statistics]] shows the reader how to fight back against advertising hype and political propaganda by recognizing basic deceptions. The math is accessible to anyone with a 6th grade education.

{{quotation|Although many of the examples used in the book are charmingly dated, the cautions are timeless. Statistics are rife with opportunities for misuse, from "gee-whiz graphs" that add nonexistent drama to trends, to "results" detached from their method and meaning, to statistics' ultimate bugaboo--faulty cause-and-effect reasoning. Huff's tone is tolerant and amused, but no-nonsense. Like a lecturing father, he expects you to learn something useful from the book, and start applying it every day. [http://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728] }}

{{cquote|Although many of the examples used in the book are charmingly dated, the cautions are timeless. Statistics are rife with opportunities for misuse, from "gee-whiz graphs" that add nonexistent drama to trends, to "results" detached from their method and meaning, to statistics' ultimate bugaboo--faulty cause-and-effect reasoning. Huff's tone is tolerant and amused, but no-nonsense. Like a lecturing father, he expects you to learn something useful from the book, and start applying it every day.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728</ref>}}

 

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[[Category:Statisticians]]

[[Category:Statisticians]]