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How to lie with statistics? (Huff,1954)
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realsarm
4 hours ago
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k310
3 hours ago
“How to Lie with Statistics” guy worked for the tobacco industry to mock studies of the risks of smoking statistics. [0]
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https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2012/04/27/how-to-mis...
hek2sch
3 hours ago
This type of book is the best example of classic content that never gets old. Methods change but concepts are the same.
HelloUsername
3 hours ago
Spotify?
realsarm
3 hours ago
Ironically he names these statical deception methods but warn that they are only for self defense.