Talk:How to Lie with Statistics

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Twisted statistics

Latest comment: 17 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Huff talks less about errors made during the research itself, than about the countless ways advertisers and politicians twist the statistics after they've been gathered.

Hm, maybe I should mention that in the article. --Uncle Ed 20:00, 21 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Yes, but he does touch on errors made during research; e.g., he discusses the problem of response rate in surveys and the problem of comparing apples to oranges when talking about whether a survey of Yale graduates' income can be compared to the Census Bureau's average income of all Americans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.104.37.17 (talk) 21:51, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

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I added the chapter names, info about the illustrator and a bit more about the book and its success

Still a Stub

Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article has been tagged a stub for a long time. Is there anything else to add or to expand? 12:47, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

It could have more on critical reaction, follow-up, that sort of thing ... but I agree, it is no longer a "stub" (which implies that basic material is missing). - DavidWBrooks (talk) 12:49, 21 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

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I added the Chapters names, info about the illustrator and a bit more about the book ands its success.

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