A classic first edition description of how to skeptically review projections, and the reason why this view is so true. This book was first published in 1954 and all of its comments remain very poignant.

not quite what i was expecting, but then i probably would have discovered that if i had read other reviews! i'm planning on taking a statistics course this fall and wanted a quick refresher before the class. this was recommended to me a fun general stat book, so i purchased it. it really is a quick and fun read. mr. huff's examples are a little dated, but still very relevant. if anything it makes it more fun to read with the outdated statistics and goofy illustrations. the chapters are clearly presented and it's an excellent very general introduction to statistics. for something more broad i would recommend "practical statistics simply explained", also available at amazon.

Who said numbers have to be dull? This book was funny, very funny, when it was first published fifty years ago.
It has aged well. It's still funny - and what with Enron and others having "lied with statitics", there's a lot that one can learn from this extraordinary little book.

From Previous review: "Although "How to Lie with Statistics" is a bit dated (having been written in the 1950's), the principles it puts forth are still valid today--if not moreso than ever--and the material is delivered in clear, concise, and even entertaining anecdotes and illustrations."

If the principles are still valid - "If not moreso than ever" - then how can the book be "dated"?

I found the book to be fantastic.

The information was presented in simple language for the non-statistician. It was helpful to consider how statistics are presented and how they can be interpreted. The examples were outdated.