How to Lie with Statistics

Darrell Huff

Penguin Books, 1991 - Mathematics - 124 pages

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 fool rather than inform.

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User Review  - trilliams - LibraryThing

A good cursory introduction to how easy it is to send wrong messages through statistics. A bit unnerving how a lot of this is still applicable. Don't expect to learn Inception-level skills.

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User Review  - kgeorge - LibraryThing

This book explains how numbers and statistics can be manipulated to reflect data results in one's favor. The writing is easy to understand and the author uses relevant examples. However, since this ...

About the author

Darrell Huff (1913-2001) was a professional writer. He lived in Carmel, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: How to Lie with Statistics; A Pelican book; Penguin Business; Penguin mathematics
• Author: Darrell Huff
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Penguin Books, 1991
• ISBN: 0140136290, 9780140136296
• Length: 124 pages
• Subjects: Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General