How to lie with statistics? (Huff,1954)

Posted by realsarm 6 hours ago

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Comment by k310 5 hours ago

“How to Lie with Statistics” guy worked for the tobacco industry to mock studies of the risks of smoking statistics. [0]

[0] https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2012/04/27/how-to-mis...

Comment by hek2sch 5 hours ago

This type of book is the best example of classic content that never gets old. Methods change but concepts are the same.

Comment by HelloUsername 5 hours ago

Spotify?

Comment by realsarm 5 hours ago

Ironically he names these statical deception methods but warn that they are only for self defense.