Introduction: How to lie with statistics
Rule one : search your feelings
Rule two : ponder your personal experience
Rule three : avoid premature enumeration
Rule four : step back and enjoy the view
Rule five : get the backstory
Rule six : ask who is missing
Rule seven : demand transparency when the computer says no
Rule eight : don't take statistical bedrock for granted
Rule nine : remember that misfortune can be beautiful too
Rule ten : keep an open mind
The golden rule : be curious.
From the Book - First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Introduction: How to lie with statistics
Rule one: search your feelings
Rule two: ponder your personal experience
Rule three: avoid premature enumeration
Rule four: step back and enjoy the view
Rule five: get the backstory
Rule six: ask who is missing
Rule seven : demand transparency when the computer says no
Rule eight : don't take statistical bedrock for granted
Rule nine: remember that misfortune can be beautiful too
Rule ten: keep an open mind
The golden rule: be curious.
