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How to Lie with Charts - Second Edition - Endorsements [Home]
Gerald Jones updates Mark Twain's adage "lies, damned
lies, and statistics" to its modern sequel about charts and graphics. Every
corporate director subjected to PowerPoint presentations needs to read this for
his/her own protection. You can fool some of the people all of the time. Obviously
they didn't read this book! Seriously, being able to paint your vision with
clarity is the difference between being a manager and being a leader. It broke our hearts to see this book come out, because it
was the one we were planning to write. Having read it, however, we doubt we
could have done a better job. Jones addresses fundamental issues of visual
perception in a style that is clear, concise, and amusing. The author is challenging you to formulate penetrating
questions about the information being used and the credibility and reliability
of that data. Is it being used properly or is it distorted in some way? If
there's distortion, was it intentional or unintentional? If intentional,
questions of professional ethics and possibly fraud come into play. The author takes a backhanded approach to graphing data the
right way, and does it splendidly. You really will learn how to be ethical about
presenting data. Who would have expected a book on charts and graphs to be
so entertaining? It's an exceptionally fun read (really) and a must-own
reference for anyone who presents or analyzes data. Gerald uses wit and humor to
explain concepts we often take for granted and succeeds at teaching us how to
deliver more effective presentations-while warning us to beware of those who
might lie using the exact same techniques! |
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