Re: Slightly off topic, but apropos

[hubruce@region.waterloo.on.ca]

I too have read  (& used in College-level courses) "How to Lie with

Statistics".  It's well laid-out & breathes a breath of (slightly-dated)

fresh air into stats courses.



Bruce Hunter

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                      Steven Dapra                                                                              

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March 24



             This initial posting had a link to an article about statistics

and how

they can be manipulated.



             During my brief college career I took an entry level course in

statistics

and one of the required books was "How to Lie With Statistics," by Darrell

Huff (W. W. Norton, 1954; 142 pp.).  It is listed on Amazon.com, so

apparently it is still available for purchase.  (This is not an

advertisement, and I am not getting any commissions from anyone.)



             "How to Lie" is dated, but it is clearly written at the

layman's level,

and is entertaining as well.  I would recommend it to anyone who wants to

learn to recognize the main techniques that are used to manipulate

statistics and to bamboozle the unwary or those who are un-informed about

the use of statistics.



Steven Dapra

sjd@swcp.com







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