How to Lie with Statistics
Book
A book by Darrell Huff, recommended as a quick read to complement scientific literacy by teaching how to identify statistical misrepresentation and sensationalism in media.
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Videos Mentioning How to Lie with Statistics
Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology | Lex Fridman Podcast #268
Lex Fridman
A best-selling statistics book whose author was later hired by the tobacco industry to write a similar book about smoking.
Neil deGrasse Tyson — How to Dream Big | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A small book, in print for 50-60 years, that explains how people manipulate statistics to mislead, highly recommended by Neil deGrasse Tyson for scientific literacy.
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity — Dr. Peter Attia
Tim Ferriss
A book by Darrell Huff, recommended as a quick read to complement scientific literacy by teaching how to identify statistical misrepresentation and sensationalism in media.