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  • How Not to Be Fooled by Statistics: Ten Rules for Seeing Clearly

    We’re surrounded by statistics—charts, claims, and data points competing for our attention. Some inform us. Others manipulate us. Tim Harford’s book “The Data Detective” offers ten “rules” for thinking more clearly about numbers, claims, and headlines. Although these “rules” focus… Continue reading

    How Not to Be Fooled by Statistics: Ten Rules for Seeing Clearly