Statistics Rule Our World. Every Day, Most Of Us Will Read Or Watch Something In The News That Is Based On A Statistic In Some Way. Sometimes It'll Be Obvious - 'x People Develop Cancer Every Year' - And Sometimes Less Obvious - 'red Wine Protects Against Cancer'. The Trouble Is, Statistics, When Used Carelessly, Are Dangerous. They Are An Immensely Powerful Tool For Understanding The World; The Best Tool We Have. But In The Hands Of Unscrupulous, Careless, Or Simply Clueless People, They Can Easily Be Used To Tell Stories That Are Misleading Or Even Flat-out False. This Book Is A Guide To How And When To Trust Them - And Perhaps More Importantly, When Not To.