Cover of Proofiness

Book 2011

Proofiness

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Published
2011
  • maths
  • mathematics
  • statistics
  • politics
  • lying
  • ethics
  • elections
  • criminal justice

In the tradition of Stephen Colbert's concept of truthiness, Proofiness explores the intersection of chicanery and mathematics.

The author explores regression, false correlation, Potemkin numbers, and a variety of other sketchy techniques used to make people think that the data reflect patterns that don't exist in actuality.

How to Lie With Statistics would strike me as a readalike.