Darrell Huff Quote

A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's "big lie"; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.


How to Lie with Statistics, Introduction (p. 9), W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1954


A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's big lie; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.

A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's big lie; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.

A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's big lie; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.

A well-wrapped statistic is better than Hitler's big lie; it misleads, yet it cannot be pinned on you.