How to Lie with Statistics

Darrell Huff

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14 MINS

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Business & Career Politics Economics

Ever wondered how graphs, pictorial representations, and statistics can be manipulated to create misleading impressions?
How do organizations like Newsweek, Columbia Gas, and the American Iron Institute exaggerate trends and data?
What's the story behind the suspiciously precise average income reported by Yale graduates in 1924?
Dive in to learn about the fascinating, yet deceptive world of numbers.

Ever wondered how graphs, pictorial representations, and statistics can be manipulated to create misleading impressions?

How do organizations like Newsweek, Columbia Gas, and the American Iron Institute exaggerate trends and data?

What's the story behind the suspiciously precise average income reported by Yale graduates in 1924?

Dive in to learn about the fascinating, yet deceptive world of numbers.

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#1

Can We Trust Yale's 1924 Income Report Highlighted by Time Magazine?

01 Jan 1970

02:44

#2

Deceptive Statistics: Unmasking Claims from Toothpaste to Polio Vaccines

01 Jan 1970

02:39

#3

Can You Spot the Deceptive Tricks Used by Newsweek and Columbia Gas in Their Graphs?

01 Jan 1970

02:15

#4

Decoding Deception: The Art of Misleading with Numbers

01 Jan 1970

02:21

#5

Are You Being Misled by Statisticulation?

01 Jan 1970

02:49

#6

Final Recap

01 Jan 1970

01:58

About Author

Darrell Huff was an American writer best known for his book "How to Lie with Statistics," published in 1954. The book is a critical exploration of the misuse of statistics and is considered a classic in both the fields of statistics and popular science. Huff's work remains influential for its accessible and humorous approach to educating the public about the potential for manipulation in statistical data. Despite his significant contributions to statistical literacy, Huff's background was in journalism and freelance writing rather than formal statistics or mathematics.

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