Statistics. Are they overdramatized or backed with integrity? The author wrote this book to give readers an honest insight into misleading and deceitful statistics. Readers will be empowered to look at statistics and sample charts in the future with a more logical and honest view. There is information in this book I would never have thought to consider. For example, is the statistic showing the mean, median, or mode? Where are people gathering their information for their chart? How many people were involved in the survey? In a world with continual data and statistics thrown at us, this book shows us how to look at the information with a different lens. ~ Gina
From distorted graphs and biased samples to misleading averages, there are countless statistical dodges that lend cover to anyone with an ax to grind or a product to sell. With abundant examples and illustrations, Darrell Huff’s lively and engaging primer clarifies the basic principles of statistics and explains how they’re used to present information in honest and not-so-honest ways. Now even more indispensable in our data-driven world than it was when first published, How to Lie with Statistics is the book that generations of readers have relied on to keep from being fooled.
I plan on using this with the Veritas Press History cards.