This book introduces the reader to the niceties of samples (random or stratified random), averages (mean, median or modal), errors (probable, standard or unintentional), graphs, indexes and other tools of democratic persuasion.
Darrell Huff (1913-2001) was a professional writer. He lived in Carmel, California.
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Vendeur : World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardback. Etat : Fair. Irving Geis (illustrateur). Now available in audio for the first time Darrell Huff's celebrated classic How to Lie with Statistics is a straight-forward and engaging guide to understanding the manipulation and misrepresentation of information that could be lurking behind every graph, chart, and infographic. Originally published in 1954, it remains as relevant and necessary as ever in our digital world where information is king--and as easy to distort and manipulate as it is to access. A precursor to modern popular science books like Steven D. Levitt's Freakonomics and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, 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, and points up the countless number of dodges which are used to full rather than to inform. Critically acclaimed by media outlets like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, How to Lie with Statistics stands as the go-to book for understanding the use of statistics by teachers and leaders everywhere. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN039309426XA
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Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Irving Geis (illustrateur). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0393052648I5N00
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Vendeur : Legendary Collectibles LLC, Grants Pass, OR, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Fair. Irving Geis (illustrateur). Fair condition. Clean pages, intact binding. N° de réf. du vendeur T9-EBAF-K40R
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Vendeur : Legendary Collectibles LLC, Grants Pass, OR, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Fair. Irving Geis (illustrateur). Fair condition. Clean pages, intact binding. N° de réf. du vendeur JK2640-A-T6
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