達萊爾·哈夫,美國統計專傢。1913年齣生在美國愛荷華州,畢業於愛荷華州立大學(the State University of lowa),獲得學士學位和碩士學位,在此期間他由於成績優異加入瞭美國大學優等生的榮譽學會(Phi Beta Kappa),同時還參加瞭社會心理學、統計學以及智力測驗等研究項目。達萊爾·哈夫的文章多見於《哈潑斯》、《星期六郵報》、《時尚先生》以及《紐約時報》等美國頂尖媒體。1963年,由於他的貢獻被授予國傢學院鍾奬(National School Bell )
"There is terror in numbers," writes Darrell Huff in How to Lie with Statistics. And nowhere does this terror translate to blind acceptance of authority more than in the slippery world of averages, correlations, graphs, and trends. Huff sought to break through "the daze that follows the collision of statistics with the human mind" with this slim volume, first published in 1954. The book remains relevant as a wake-up call for people unaccustomed to examining the endless flow of numbers pouring from Wall Street, Madison Avenue, and everywhere else someone has an axe to grind, a point to prove, or a product to sell. "The secret language of statistics, so appealing in a fact-minded culture, is employed to sensationalize, inflate, confuse, and oversimplify," warns Huff.
Although many of the examples used in the book are charmingly dated, the cautions are timeless. Statistics are rife with opportunities for misuse, from "gee-whiz graphs" that add nonexistent drama to trends, to "results" detached from their method and meaning, to statistics' ultimate bugaboo--faulty cause-and-effect reasoning. Huff's tone is tolerant and amused, but no-nonsense. Like a lecturing father, he expects you to learn something useful from the book, and start applying it every day. Never be a sucker again, he cries!
Even if you can't find a source of demonstrable bias, allow yourself some degree of skepticism about the results as long as there is a possibility of bias somewhere. There always is.
Read How to Lie with Statistics. Whether you encounter statistics at work, at school, or in advertising, you'll remember its simple lessons. Don't be terrorized by numbers, Huff implores. "The fact is that, despite its mathematical base, statistics is as much an art as it is a science." --Therese Littleton
本书原名《如何利用统计说谎》,由于意识不良,具有误导性,遂改名《统计陷阱》,中文新版改回接近原名的《统计数字会撒谎》(http://www.douban.com/subject/3595095/)。深谙统计之道的作者显然是个高超的骗子,本书虽如原名所说,可以当成行骗宝典,但作者本意并非如此,而...
評分(原是为平媒而写,大幅增改后贴出来) 首先,给有意阅读本文的提个醒,本文不涉及枯燥的数学公式与推理过程,本人也讨厌看到这个,这通常意味着通俗易懂,但对另一些人来说就是意味着浅显易懂,浅显到不用读的地步,不过浅显的好处就是不用耗费太多的脑细胞在阅读上,往往因...
評分前段时间看到一份数据,说中国人均存款是7万多。新浪微博做了一个热点话题,问“你拖后腿了吗”?如果新浪多点节操,这个话题的相关问题应该是:“你又被平均数据忽悠了吗?” 互联网带来的信息剧增给我们处理信息的能力提出了新的要求。尤其在中国,太多中国人缺乏批...
評分我想,像我这样对数字不敏感的人一定很多。尤其在这个资讯如此泛滥的时代,我们太轻信于书面的数字。可这些都一定是真实的吗?你有没有想过,自己的头脑常常是别人的跑马场? 这本书之所以少有关注,可以就是因为“统计”这样一个不太讨人喜欢的词语。不过我还是希望读过此书人...
評分PS:有人说它简单,殊不知德国统计学教授《统计数据的真相》一书的作者瓦尔特·克莱默先生将之誉为“一切灵感的源泉”,我想这就是大家的魅力,化复杂为简单堪称智慧 有人一听“统计”就摇头,靠近一些,翻开读上两段,还统计一个“清白”…… ——————————...
書太老瞭,語句很怪,精髓還在那裏。同等書推薦drunkard's walk
评分有點意思。但看完瞭,我都不知道以後怎麼辦好瞭,懷疑數據,卻又無從證實。
评分play around with your data!
评分半個世紀前的書
评分作為<asking the right questions>裏<can the statistics be deceptive?>那章的補充~
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