How to Lie with Statistics

In this globally renowned book, Darrell Huff discusses various ways to misuse statistics to deceive audiences and manipulate their opinions. Every day, you are influenced to purchase some "necessary" product or to choose the "right" candidate: "Thanks to the toothpaste 'Clean Teeth,' the incidence of cavities decreases by 23%!"; "Policy N has the support of 85% of citizens"… How can you understand how reliable certain data is? How are the calculations made? What is taken into account, and what is left out? You will find answers to these and many other questions in this book.
He was educated at Iowa State University. Before becoming a writer, he served as an editor at Better Homes and Gardens and Liberty magazines. Huff wrote 16 books, most of which pertained to home projects. He lectured on statistics for high school students and college students.