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introduction to [[statistics]] for the general reader. Written in [[1954]], it is a brief, breezy, illustrated volume outlining the common errors, both intentional and unintentional, associated with the interpretation of statistics, and how these errors can lead to biased or inaccurate conclusions. Although a number of more recent versions have been released, the original edition contained humorous, witty illustrations by Irving Geis<ref>In 1961, Geis would go on to illustrate the first protein crystal structure ever discovered, that of a sperm whale myoglobin</ref>, which undoubtedly played a pivotal role in the success of the book.

Over time isit has become the most widely read statistics book in history and over one-half million copies have been sold in the English language edition alone.{{fact}} In [[2003]] the Department of Economics of [[Shanghai University]] published an edition in [[Chinese language|Chinese]].

Some themes of the book are "[[Correlation does not imply causation]]" and "Using [[Random Sampling]]". It also shows how statistical graphs can be used to distort reality: