Lying Numbers

How Maths and Statistics Are Twisted and Abused

Hugh Barker

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Robinson Publishing
23 March 2021

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics

A readily understandable exploration of how figures are badly reported or deliberately misrepresented everywhere from political arguments and briefings to business presentations and shopping offers.

Praise for Hugh Barker's Million Dollar Maths:

'Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.' Professor Ian Stewart - author of Significant Figures

'A lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.' William Poundstone - author of How to Predict the Unpredictable

Politicians, economists, scientists, journalists . . . all of them have been known to bend the truth and to twist the facts from time to time. But surely the numbers and statistics they rely on are cold, hard objective facts that tell the real story?

Of course the truth is much murkier than that. Figures can be misinterpreted, misunderstood, misconstrued and misused in hundreds of different ways. This book takes a look at the many ways that statistical information can be badly reported or deliberately misused in all walks of life, from political arguments, to business presentations, to more local concerns such as shopping offers and utility bills.

A polemical guide to how numbers are used to mislead, which is intended to help the reader through the minefield of dubious stats and lying numbers.

By: Hugh Barker
Imprint: Robinson Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 314g
ISBN: 9781472143617
ISBN 10: 1472143612
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 23 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

HUGH BARKER is a non-fiction author and editor; as the latter he has edited several successful popular maths books, including A Slice of Pi. He is the author of Million Dollar Maths (Atlantic Books, October 2018) and High Tech Maths (Atlantic, 2019-20). Hugh is a keen amateur mathematician, and was accepted to study maths at Cambridge University aged 16.

Reviews for Lying Numbers: How Maths and Statistics Are Twisted and Abused

Praise for Hugh Barker's Million Dollar Maths: Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money. Praise for Hugh Barker's Million Dollar Maths: A lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.