Without using mathematical language, Huff discusses sample bias, the different kinds of averages, uncertainties, the axis of graphs, bell curves, photography touch ups, and correlation vs causation. With example after example, most of them illustrated since so many statistical lies are visual, Huff shows what questions to ask when you see graphs, percentages, predictions, rates, marked maps, trends, and advertisements. This famous little book by Darrell Huff is a humorous explanation of the ways truth is misrepresented with statistics. How To Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff But sometimes these statistics contradict each other, and what then? Everywhere we go, we are presented with statistics about things to buy, things to do, the economy, politics, health issues, polls, wages, and more.
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