[grumpyautist]

Yep, and it's a suspect one at best. Personally I wouldn't trust a stastical model from someone who advertises that they own the book "how to lie with statistics" and obviously used it

[seoaeu]

I trust someone who acknowledges that statistics can be used deceptively vastly more than I trust someone who doesn't.

[nathancahill]

I mean that book is basically required reading for Statistics 101. Doesn't everyone have a copy?

[morelisp]

A comment from a high school math teacher concerning that book (which yes, was commonplace to read even decades ago, even among high school AP students) has stuck with me: "It's definitely possible to lie with statistics, but wait until you see how much you can get away with without them!"

[xhedley]

The book "how to lie with statistics" (1954) was written before tags like /s were invented. Referencing "how to lie with statistics" is an indicator that the author is trying to avoid common pitfalls in statistical reasoning.

I own an inherited blue Pelican paperbook copy from my pharmacist grandfather.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics

[tester756]

>Personally I wouldn't trust a stastical model from someone who advertises that they own the book "how to lie with statistics" and obviously used it

why?