How long does it take to read How to Lie with Statistics?
Darrell Huff, Irving Geis
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff, Irving Geis takes about 2 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 36 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1954. 142 pages, about 39,050 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Both charming and informative about how statistics are misused. Published long ago, but the tricks haven't changed.
Subjects: Statistics, Statistieken, Statistiek, Bedrog, Mathematical statistics, Beeinflussung
