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How
to Lie with Statistics

Chad Orzel

Physics and
Astronomy

10/5/04

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What’s This All
About?

Statistics are
commonly used to deceive

Technically
true, but deceptive

Preys on fear
of numbers

“Math
is hard!” --Barbie

False
impression of accuracy

“Figures
never lie, but liars figure.”

“There are
three kinds of lies:

Lies,
Damned Lies, and Statistics.”

--attributed to Benjamin Disraeli

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Need
to know how to lie with statistics,

to keep from being lied to with statistics.

Ways to Lie to
Voters

0) Fabrication

Just
make things up…

Can be very
effective:

Lyndon
Johnson:

“Make
the son of a bitch deny it.”

Swift
Boat Veterans for “Truth”

Not what we’re
talking about today

Talking about
ways to say things that are true, but misleading…