How to Lie with Statistics

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.

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Sample with the Built-in Bias	p. 11
The Well-Chosen Average	p. 27
The Little Figures That Are Not There	p. 37
Much Ado about Practically Nothing	p. 53
The Gee-Whiz Graph	p. 60
The One-Dimensional Picture	p. 66
The Semiattached Figure	p. 74
Post Hoc Rides Again	p. 87
How to Statisticulate	p. 100
How to Talk Back to a Statistic	p. 122
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