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[-] kender242@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

"Trust in numbers" was an eye opening book I had to read for a university course.

https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691208411/trust-in-numbers

The idea that "It's difficult to get numbers to tell you the truth" despite how people tend to think hard data is not falsifiable - was my main take.

[-] undercrust@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago

For a really good riff on this same idea, I like "How to Lie With Statistics" by Darrell Huff, and it's all illustrated!

Great, easy to understand breakdown of how statistics can be manipulated.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 5 months ago

I honestly think that book should be required high school reading.

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