[Day 171] Lying with statistics: why Allan Lichtman’s predictions aren’t that good

One of my favorite sayings was the one populated by Mark Twain and frequently (probably wrongly) attributed to the late British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” I get slightly annoyed when accredited newspapers use statistics to manipulate readers.

This afternoon, I saw this headline on the Washington Post:

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[Day 171] Lying with statistics: why Allan Lichtman’s predictions aren’t that good