Lesson 9: The statistical visualization
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Course Content :: Lesson 9 :: Assignment 7
Reading
Huff, D. (1982). Chapter 8-10, How to Lie with Statistics. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Discussion
Conscious bias
Provide an example of a conscious bias in the reporting of a statistic from the reading. Can you think of an example you've found from your own experience?
Distortions in reporting
Discuss the author's viewpoint that a great many manipulations and even distortions are possible within the bounds of propriety.
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