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introduction to [[statistics]] for the general reader. Written in 1954, it is a brief, breezy, illustrated volume which explains the errors that can be done when describing the results of statistical research, both intentionally and unintentionally, and how these errors lead to a biased or inaccurate conclusion.

Over one-half million copies have been sold in the English language edition. In 2003 the Department of Economics of [[Shanghai University]] published an edition in [[Chinese language|Chinese]]. whichThe most recent translation is theabout mostto recentbe ofpublished manyin translations[[http://htlws.it]|Italian]].

Some themes of the book are "[[Correlation does not imply causation]]" and "Using Random Sampling".