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How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff and Irving Geis · 1954

Darrell Huff's classic guide to misleading statistical claims, illustrated by Irving Geis.

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Bill Gates portrait in 2018 Bill GatesCo-founder, Microsoft; philanthropist
I enjoyed [this book] so much that it was one of a handful of books I recommended to everyone at TED this year.
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Evidence details Bill Gates's Summer Reading List Includes Randall Munroe, Richard Dawkins, and More

Vanity Fair and Gates Notes debuted Gates's 2015 summer reading list, and Gates singled out How to Lie with Statistics as a book he had recommended at TED.

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Vanity Fair · 2015-05-19 · accessed 2026-06-22

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The article says VF.com and Gates Notes teamed up to debut Gates's 2015 list and quotes Gates saying How to Lie with Statistics was one of a handful of books he recommended to everyone at TED.

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Darrell HuffAuthor of How to Lie with Statistics

Author of How to Lie with Statistics, a statistics literacy book Bill Gates included on his 2015 summer reading list.

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Illustrator credited by Open Library on How to Lie with Statistics.

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