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How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780393310726
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393310728
ISBN-13
9780393310726
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242842
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Publication Name
How to Lie with Statistics
Language
English
Subject
Probability & Statistics / General, Physics / Mathematical & Computational
Publication Year
1993
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-028401
Reviews
Mr. Huff's lively, human-interest treatment of the dry-as-bones subject of statistics is a timely tonic...This book needed to be written, and makes its points in an entertaining, highly readable manner., Mr. Huff's lively, human-interest treatment of the dry-as-bones subject of statistics is a timely tonic.... This book needed to be written, and makes its points in an entertaining, highly readable manner., A hilarious exploration of mathematical mendacity.... Every time you pick it up, what happens? Bang goes another illusion!, Illustrator and author pool their considerable talents to provide light lively reading and cartoon far which will entertain, really inform, and take the wind out of many an overblown statistical sail., "In one short take after another, Huff picks apart the ways in which marketers use statistics, charts, graphics and other ways of presenting numbers to baffle and trick the public. The chapter "How to Talk Back to a Statistic" is a brilliant step-by-step guide to figuring out how someone is trying to deceive you with data.", A pleasantly subversive little book, guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic., A great introduction to the use of statistics, and a great refresher for anyone who's already well versed in it.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
311.2
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
If you want to outsmart a crook, learn his tricks--Darrell Huff explains exactly how in the classic 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., 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., Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from the figures, and points up the countless number of dodges which are used to full rather than to inform., If you want to outsmart a crook, learn his tricks--Darrell Huff explains exactly how in the classic How to Lie with Statistics.
Illustrated by
Geis, Irving
LC Classification Number
HA29.H82 1993
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