Graphs Don't Lie
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An anthology written with the contributions of some of the most prominent statisticians, data analysts and Data Scientists in the world to help you take the next steps in your Data Ninja journey!
Sarah Palin, abortions, global warming and Usain Bolt. The CEO of Apple, 35 trillion gun deaths in 1995, Fox News and 193%. This book has got scandals galore!
With 9 witty chapters taking you on a roller coaster tour of graphical lies, pictorial deceits and pie charts of mayhem, this might just be the most entertaining book about graphs you’ll read this year.
Did you know that between them, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney enjoyed a total of 193% support from Republican candidates in the 2012 US primaries? It must be true – it was on a pie chart broadcast on Fox News.
Did you also know that the number 34 is smaller than 14, and zero is much bigger than 22? Honest, it’s true, it was published in a respectable national newspaper after the 2017 UK General Election. There can’t have been any kind of misdirection here because they were all shown on a pie chart.
In this astonishing book, award winning statistician and author Lee Baker uncovers how politicians, the press, corporations and other statistical conmen use graphs and charts to deceive their unwitting audience.
Like how a shocking, and yet seemingly innocuous statement as “Every year since 1950, the number of children gunned down has doubled”, meant that there should have been at least 35 trillion gun deaths in 1995 alone, the year the quote was printed in a reputable journal.
Or how an anti-abortion group made their point by trying to convince us all that 327,000 is actually a larger number than 935,573.
Nice try, but no cigar – we weren’t born yesterday.
In his trademark sardonic style, the author reveals the secrets of how the statistical hustlers use graphs and charts to manipulate and misrepresent for political or commercial gain – and often get away with it.
Written as a layman’s guide to lying, cheating and deceiving with graphs, there’s not a dull page in sight!
And it’s got elephants in it too…
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Although this guide is for beginners, written for ease-of-reading, my hope is that more experienced practitioners might also find value.
It is a thorough introduction to lying with graphs and charts and I hope you enjoy it!
Discover the exciting world of statistical cheating and persuasive misdirection.
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The Future of Statistics, an anthology written with the contributions of some of the most prominent statisticians, data analysts and Data Scientists in the world to help you take the next steps in your Data Ninja journey!
"My mission is to unleash your inner data ninja."
Lee Baker is an award-winning software creator.
With decades of experience in science, statistics and artificial intelligence, he has a passion for telling stories with data.
Insisting that data analysis is much simpler than we think it is, he authors friendly, easy-to-understand books that teach the fundamentals of data analysis and statistics.
As the CEO of Chi-Squared Innovations, one day he’d like to retire to do something simpler, like crocodile wrestling.
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