There are few semi-academic lines more famous than, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” It is certainly true that statistics give a sheen of legitimacy to claims that often make it easier ...

Reader Ben S. emailed last night to point me to a recent piece in Forbes about manufacturing employment. I was intrigued because it’s authored by Chuck DeVore, who just happens to be my former ...

“A well-wrapped statistic.” says the author, “is better than Hitler’s ‘big lie’; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.” Mr. Huff’s genial monograph, irreverently illustrated by Irving Geis, ...

If you’ve ever taken a statistics class, you’ve probably read Darrell Huff’s “How to Lie with Statistics.” Teachers unions appear to have drawn some lessons from the 1954 book. They’re using ...