How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff
How to Lie with Statistics is an accessible introduction to the ways numbers can mislead. Darrell Huff examines how statistical information may be shaped to create persuasive but inaccurate impressions, encouraging readers to question figures, methods, and conclusions before accepting them at face value.
About This Book
How to Lie with Statistics explores the ways numerical information can be presented to influence interpretation.
Darrell Huff focuses on misleading uses of statistics and the importance of examining how figures are gathered, arranged, and communicated.
Written for a general audience, the book encourages readers to approach statistical claims with greater care and skepticism.
It offers an accessible introduction to thinking critically about numbers in everyday life.
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