About this title: Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from the figures, and points up the countless number of dodges which are used to fool rather than inform.
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Description: Fine. 0393310728 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780393094268ISBN:039309426X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. A moderate amount of wear on Cover and interior pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York
Date Published: 1954
ISBN-13:9780393094268ISBN:039309426X
Description: Good. No Jacket as Issued. Light wear and scuffing to the wraps. Pages toned with age. Previous owners stamp to the side edge. Otherwise a clean copy. Pictures by Irving Geis. 31st printing. read more
Description: Very Good. 0393310728 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1954
Description: Illustrated by Irving Geis. Fair. Hardcover, no jacket, in Fair condition, retired library book with usual markings, some edge wear etc but still a good reading copy, read more
Description: New. THIS IS A NEW BOOK! very clean and bright pages; Book has almost no shelfwear; tight spine; Delivery confirmation available for every book shipped. Reliable customer service and no-hassle return policy. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, New York
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780393094268ISBN:039309426X
Description: Geis, Irving. Good. No Jacket. 12mo-Between 6 3/4" and 7 3/4" Tall. 142 page book is in good condition with edgewear, scuffing of cover, discoloration on cover, yellowing pages, and evidence of liquid damage on top of pages. This book is a sort of primer in ways to use statistics to deceive. read more
Description: W. W. Norton, c.1954, Hardcover, textured red covers, illus b/w, ; Ex-library with usual faults, numbers on spine, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, light marking of text, else a sound, GOOD+ copy. No DJ. read more
Description: Very Good. 0393310728 Paperback, 142 pages, 1993 reissue, W. W. Norton and Co. publishers, Book shows very little wear, covers have superficial scratches, binding is tight. No handwriting or highlighting found during a cursory search of the pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 1954
ISBN-13:9780393094268ISBN:039309426X
Description: Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Good Mass Market Paperback w/average shelfwear, some shelf soiling. Some edge/spine wear/chips. Text free of notes, binding good. There is a bit of browning inside the covers, and less on the pages. Name on front endpaper. Confirmation on all Domestic Orders! read more
Edition: Twenty-second Printing
Binding: Pb
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1954
Description: Geis, Irving (illustrator) Good+ Moderate cover wear. Notes on inside back cover. From Books News, Inc. : "A 1954 classic that continues to dispel false beliefs and inform the statistically naive. Huff's direct and witty style exposes how advertisers, government and the media mislead their audiences through the misuse of statistics. Huff then explains how the reader can see through the smoke and mirrors to get to the real meaning--if any--of what is presented. " read more
"This is probably a great book for young people and uneducated adults, but I found the points it made to be rather obvious. A good read for people who need lessons in shrewdness."
"This book cracked me up. The actual information contained in it is all about how the media, marketeers, and others use statistics to lie. However, it was written quite awhile ago and it makes many references to pop culture events happening in the 1940s. That's what makes this book a true gem. The knowledge contained in it is priceless but with the backdrop of the historical references, it makes this book both helpful and comedic.
Despite when this was written, the same statistical manipulation that happened back then is still in use today. The day after I finished reading the book, there was a graph on the front page of the WSJ using some of the underhanded tactics mentioned in the book to try to make something seem more dramatic than it really was."
"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 will NOT be bamboozzled."
"A great Book. SOme of it is obvious. But everyone should at least understand these principles especially nowadays when every politician uses some of these tricks to present their issues in the most favorable light."
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