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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: The Pirates of the Powerpoint Darrell Huff uses a simple, but effective literary device to impress his readers about how much statistics affect their daily lives and their understanding of the world. He does this by pretending that the book is a sort of primer in

3.5 ترجمه‌ای که توسط "نشر دنیای اقتصاد" از این کتاب ارائه شده رو نخونید. مشکلاتی بنظر من داره که توی پانویس نوشتم. به طور کلی، کتاب در تلاشه به شما نشون بده که آمار، علاوه بر علم، یک جور هنر(!) هم محسوب می‌شه و از بدترین و اسفناک‌ترین شرایط می‌شه آمار درخشانی بیرون کشید یا بالعکس، یک شرایط عادی و حتی Leggi tutto

2021-03-27 Remembering this book yet again, since it is truly "One of the Best books I have ever read." If you understand this book, and it ain't hard, and you apply it to the statistics you come across in your life, then you have a big leg up on NOT being bamboozled. The book is really short, big pr Leggi tutto

This little book was first published in the Fifties and has remained in print even as the cover cost and the examples of merchandise in the book have been updated for inflation. Why? Because the principles it teaches are just as important now as then. See how government, big business, pressure group Leggi tutto

The best-selling (popular) Statistics book… --This book aims to make stats accessible for the public. Thus, it targets: a) Those who get lost in/avoid statistics for fear of mathematics and/or ignorance of its application in social issues . …and converts them to: b) Those who bother with statistics not f Leggi tutto

It seems a little shallow to rate this semi-pamphlet at four stars, as one of the must-read books, but that's exactly what I'm going to do. This book earns four stars from me simply from its concisiveness and practicality. You can churn through this beauty in one sitting. It is entertaining, has exce Leggi tutto

کتاب، همانطور که نویسنده‌اش هم بیان کرده، ترجمه‌ای است از نسخه آمریکایی آن (نوشته دارل هاف-1954). نویسنده اما اندکی در کتاب تصرف کرده و مثال‌هایی که بیشتر به درد ایران می‌خورد را آورده است. هرچند به گمانم این کار را نتوانسته آن طور که شایسته است انجام دهد! کتاب، از نگاه من، چیز جدید و دندان‌گیری نداشت Leggi tutto

Yes, it has all the stuff you hear about: how people use stats to subtly (and not-so-subtly) misdirect the reader/listener, how to systematically recognize (or create) misinterpretations, and a strong implicit call to action for clearer information in public discourse. But in the billion years since Leggi tutto