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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, & points up the countless number of dodges which are used khổng lồ full rather than lớn inform.
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"There is terror in numbers," writes Darrell Huff inHow khổng lồ Lie with Statistics. And nowhere does this terror translate to blind acceptance of authority more than in the slippery world of averages, correlations, graphs, và trends. Huff sought khổng lồ break through "the daze that follows the collision of statistics with the human mind" with this slim volume, first published in 1954. The book remains relevant as a wake-up gọi for people unaccustomed khổng lồ examining the endless flow of numbers pouring from Wall Street, Madison Avenue, & everywhere else someone has an axe cộ khổng lồ grind, a point khổng lồ prove sầu, or a product to sell. "The secret language of statistics, so appealing in a fact-minded culture, is employed lớn sensationalize, inflate, confuse, and oversimplify," warns Huff.
Although many of the examples used in the book are charmingly dated, the cautions are timeless. Statistics are rife with opportunities for misuse, from "gee-whiz graphs" that add nonexistent drama to trends, khổng lồ "results" detached from their method và meaning, khổng lồ statistics" ultimate bugaboo--faulty cause-and-effect reasoning. Huff"s tone is tolerant and amused, but no-nonsense. Like a lecturing father, he expects you khổng lồ learn something useful from the book, & start applying it every day. Never be a sucker again, he cries!
Even if you can"t find a source of demonstrable bias, allow yourself some degree of skepticism about the results as long as there is a possibility of bias somewhere. There always is.ReadHow khổng lồ Lie with Statistics. Whether you encounter statistics at work, at school, or in advertising, you"ll remember its simple lessons. Don"t be terrorized by numbers, Huff implores. "The fact is that, despite its mathematical base, statistics is as much an art as it is a science."--Therese Littleton
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