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Why I no longer recommend “How to lie with statistics”

Caroline Jarrett 1 November 2024 4 November 2021
Why I no longer recommend “How to lie with statistics”

How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff is one of the bestselling-ever books about statistics and one I used to recommend. Its bright, readable style seemed to make it an accessible introduction to statistics, including what I believed toContinue reading… Why I no longer recommend “How to lie with statistics”

How to get yourself started in statistics

Caroline Jarrett 30 December 2021 11 February 2012
How to get yourself started in statistics

How do you feel about statistics? For a long time, I was a stats refusenik. When I was doing my first degree back in the 1970s, I took a class in mathematical statistics but it never made any sense toContinue reading… How to get yourself started in statistics

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