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minus-square@kender242linkEnglish19•9 months ago“Trust in numbers” was an eye opening book I had to read for a university course. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208411/trust-in-numbers The idea that “It’s difficult to get numbers to tell you the truth” despite how people tend to think hard data is not falsifiable - was my main take.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months agoFor a really good riff on this same idea, I like “How to Lie With Statistics” by Darrell Huff, and it’s all illustrated! Great, easy to understand breakdown of how statistics can be manipulated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoI honestly think that book should be required high school reading.
“Trust in numbers” was an eye opening book I had to read for a university course.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208411/trust-in-numbers
The idea that “It’s difficult to get numbers to tell you the truth” despite how people tend to think hard data is not falsifiable - was my main take.
For a really good riff on this same idea, I like “How to Lie With Statistics” by Darrell Huff, and it’s all illustrated!
Great, easy to understand breakdown of how statistics can be manipulated.
I honestly think that book should be required high school reading.