![]() ![]() ![]() Darrell Huff called the manipulation of statistics statistaculation.įor example, the claims and misuse of survey research the ad men on Madison Avenue perpetrated drew Huff’s ire and were exposed. Huff introduced the general public to common ways that statistics are used to manipulate the facts in an easy-to-understand and accessible way. Huff was the editor of Better Homes and Gardens in the 1940s and ’50s and had a lifelong passion for statistics - and even though he was not a statistician, his book has become the most widely read Statistics book to date. The series is based on a monumental book titled “ How to Lie with Statistics,” by Darrell Huff, published in 1954. ![]() Welcome to the very first post in long series about all the ways statistics, measurements, facts and data visualizations are used and abused in the Information Security space. ![]()
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