--- product_id: 2306522 title: "How to Lie with Statistics" price: "€ 24.46" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/2306522-how-to-lie-with-statistics store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # How to Lie with Statistics **Price:** € 24.46 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How to Lie with Statistics - **How much does it cost?** € 24.46 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/2306522-how-to-lie-with-statistics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Over Half a Million Copies Sold--an Honest-to-Goodness Bestseller 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 full rather than to inform. Review: A classic book of mathematics in plain language - There's a reason this book has been in print for 70 years--it's THAT GOOD. The statistics used may be a bit dated, but are no less effective for that. Every example is carefully chosen to show how numbers can be used to obscure, mislead, and otherwise lie. Best of all, there is a discussion of how to recognize misleading statistics versus honest ones. This book was in my high school math teacher's classroom, and has been in mine as well. Anybody can understand it; anybody can "talk back" to statistics. Even if you're not a big fan of math or numbers, this is an excellent book. Review: A practical, interesting and entertaining view of statistics - How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff is not a typical statistics book. The purpose of this book is to teach readers how to interpret statistics. Huff provides countless examples of how statistics can be misused to convey data. The examples are taken mainly from newspaper articles and magazines. The bottom line is that researchers and authors are often biased and present data to support their views. No background in statistics is necessary to understand the examples and explanations. An understanding of high school level algebra is sufficient to comprehend the concepts presented in this book. Huff addresses topics such as averages, graphs, sampling techniques, deviation and correlation. This book would be good supplementary material for a consumer education or introductory statistics course. Huff's examples are ideal for classroom discussion. How to Lie with Statistics provides a practical, interesting and entertaining view of statistics. Although the book was originally published in 1954, the examples are still relevant today. In fact, it is more important than ever before to be an educated consumer. ## Features - Statistions, how to lie - Darrell Huff - Illustrated by Irving Genis - New York - London 5 6 7 8 9 0 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #16,600 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Business Statistics #5 in Probability & Statistics (Books) #8 in Statistics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 4,495 Reviews | ## Images ![How to Lie with Statistics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ASFP9sBXL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A classic book of mathematics in plain language *by T***L on December 11, 2025* There's a reason this book has been in print for 70 years--it's THAT GOOD. The statistics used may be a bit dated, but are no less effective for that. Every example is carefully chosen to show how numbers can be used to obscure, mislead, and otherwise lie. Best of all, there is a discussion of how to recognize misleading statistics versus honest ones. This book was in my high school math teacher's classroom, and has been in mine as well. Anybody can understand it; anybody can "talk back" to statistics. Even if you're not a big fan of math or numbers, this is an excellent book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A practical, interesting and entertaining view of statistics *by S***A on March 11, 2013* How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff is not a typical statistics book. The purpose of this book is to teach readers how to interpret statistics. Huff provides countless examples of how statistics can be misused to convey data. The examples are taken mainly from newspaper articles and magazines. The bottom line is that researchers and authors are often biased and present data to support their views. No background in statistics is necessary to understand the examples and explanations. An understanding of high school level algebra is sufficient to comprehend the concepts presented in this book. Huff addresses topics such as averages, graphs, sampling techniques, deviation and correlation. This book would be good supplementary material for a consumer education or introductory statistics course. Huff's examples are ideal for classroom discussion. How to Lie with Statistics provides a practical, interesting and entertaining view of statistics. Although the book was originally published in 1954, the examples are still relevant today. In fact, it is more important than ever before to be an educated consumer. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Influential book to me. *by B***T on February 25, 2016* I'm a college student who had to buy this book for a math class. We had a list of books to choose from and I chose this because it seemed to be one of those interesting debunking type writing pieces that give an alternate perspective on something so commonly followed. With statistics, we see them everywhere and spewing from people's mouths constantly. But where do they come from and why are they unreliable and in what cases are they unreliable? Darrell Huff kind of hits all aspects of statistics, and is sure that he hasn't crossed his own lines of creating bias; throughout the book he addresses each side the story. What sides am I referring to? The statistician's point of view, whoever's hands it was transferred to thereafter, the media that project this news to viewers, and the viewers point of view. He does this all with such a sense of reliability, because he never fails to leave out an aspect that would undermine his conclusions. I found a lot of great information in this book, some that has reinforced my beliefs about statistics and others that have provided me with new views on information. With increasing amounts of information available, and that instant communication that allows us to share information faster, we need people to be reading more books like this so they avoid learning a bunch of value-less information from people who haven't "done their homework." Sometimes statistical deceit is unintentional, while other times it's deliberate. Huff examines each cases, and attempts to provide understanding to all of his readers as to how we can avoid this and the 5 questions we can ask ourselves when we approach information. If you've either: - Wondered about news information and how it's history has influenced citizens (and how it really still applies) - Needed refreshers on the importance of statistics as well as how to approach them - Struggled with reading statistics or producing statistics - Enjoyed being offered alternate perspectives on widely accepted practices like presenting information through statistics - Curious about where people get their information, and why they're quick to spew statistics like it's true knowledge THEN READ THIS BOOK! :) ## Frequently Bought Together - How to Lie with Statistics - Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data - The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/2306522-how-to-lie-with-statistics](https://www.desertcart.at/products/2306522-how-to-lie-with-statistics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-06-07*