Flaws and Fallacies in Statistical Thinking

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Summary: Yeah, Baby! Shagadelic!
Review: Campbell's discussion of common flaws and fallacies in statistical reasoning is clear and useful, but those cringe-inducing "sexy" cartoons from those swinging, wife-swapping, care-free early 1970s are manna from camp heaven! Every other page features would-be witty drawings of hip, bearded, wide-tie-wearing swinger dudes ogling mini-skirted chicks and making sexist remarks--all of which bear scant relation to the topics being discussed. Example: In a chapter on rates of rise and fall we see Hepcat Swinger Dude leering at backside of chick's tiny miniskirt as he wishes aloud that trends will continue to rise. (How very droll, Noel!) Yeah, that'll go over well in today's colleges. No wonder it's out of print and has been replaced with a heavily revised and re-titled version for today's market.

If you have a taste for politically incorrect 70s kitsch and want to learn some useful stuff about statistical fallacies, get this book now!