Standard Deviations is Book of the Week in the Times

‘Data is so prevalent these days that its misuse as a dark art is all too easy, this book’s author, a former Yale economics professor, says. However, this engaging romp — subtitled Ways to Lie with Statistics— demystifies some of the science behind the stats and illuminates some worrying frauds. It is a handbook for doing statistical inference properly and a great guide for debunking others’ crackpot claims. A must for anyone doing business in the new data-driven economy.’ The Times