Reviews

The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford

andreastopit's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.25

heidilreads's review

4.0

Very straightforward look at statistics, but probably better as an entry into stats vs intermediate level..

bessadams's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and War

kbeans99's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

bpc's review

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

omohundro's review

3.0

Important but lightweight suggestions

kerisreads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

jared_gumbs's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

lukeb314's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring

4.0

An excellent and hopeful review of how useful statistics can be and how to think more carefully about the numbers we see every day, without requiring any particular mathematical background or specialism

roselynreadsbooks's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

every journalist should read this book! it’s witty, informative, and digestible.