How to Lie With Stats and Charts
summary
Covers concrete tricks and defenses: how mean distorted by one multimillionaire makes income claims misleading, why 10 tails in a row ~1/1000 is a filmed selection rather than a miracle, how tiny samples inflate percentage claims (the 23% toothpaste example), how median vs mean vs mode change story, and chart tricks — truncated axes, cherry‑picked ranges, cumulative series, 3D pies and pictograms that exaggerate areas. Gives sample‑size, bias and repeatability checks to demand before trusting a stat.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to lying with stats
- 2:15Truth and models in statistics
- 5:44Bias in data collection
- 10:39Misleading averages explained
- 16:21Manipulating data presentation
- 22:00Sample size and study validity
- 26:56Common statistical fallacies
- 32:09Lies with charts and graphs
- 37:21Correlation vs causation
- 39:07Defending against statistical deception
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