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# By representing one-dimensional quantities by two- or three-dimensional objects to compare their sizes, one makes the reader forget that the images don't scale the same way the quantities do.

==Chapters==

# The Sample with the Built-in Bias - Discusses the importance of having a sample that is representative of the population and if this is not the case then a given sample cannot be used to make meaningful conclusions about the population.

* Introduction

# The Sample with the Built-in Bias

# The Well-Chosen Average

# The Little Figures That Are Not There