How to Read Numbers
A guide to statistics in the news
(and knowing when to trust them)
A short, practical guide to the tools you need to understand the numbers we read in the news every day — and how we often get them wrong.
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson · First published 2021
Praise for the book
“A charming, practical and insightful guide. You might not even notice how much you're learning — you'll be too busy having fun.”
“Reading this book is strongly correlated with not looking stupid. Highly recommended.”
“Wonderfully written — incredibly readable. It should be made compulsory reading for everyone before they leave school.”
“An erudite, enlightening guide to the numbers we read in the news — and why they are so often wrong.”