How to Lie With Charts

by Gerald Everett Jones

There is a later (4th) edition of this book, which also covers fake news in social media and misinterpretation of metadata.  This is the first edition. The numbers don't lie...or do they? Our society relies more on visual presentation of information than ever before. By exposing the tricks of the trade, How to Lie with Charts shows you how to create effective, truthful presentations and how to spot deceptive ones. With easy-to-understand lessons and case studies that use popular software like Microsoft PowerPoint ®, you'll learn to present information more clearly and how to avoid the pitfalls associated with automatic chart-generation tools. Discover how chart format, data placement, and even your label and color choices can influence your audience. Throughout the book, special icons point out helpful hints as well as time-consuming liars' tricks.
An engaging book, full of real-world examples, How to Lie with Charts shows
It's not necessarily about lying--it's about clear, persuasive communication. How to Lie with Charts teaches you to create a slide show worth watching and how to spot one worth watching out for.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Gerald says, "I write mystery-thrillers and literary fiction for adult readers who seek insight, fascination, and delight in the adventures of their own lives."
Gerald Everett Jones is a freelance writer who lives in Santa Monica, California. Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner is his eleventh and most recent novel. From 2020-21 he won ten book awards - one in business, four in literary fiction, and five in mystery-thriller. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the Dramatists Guild, Women's National Book Association, and Film Independent (FIND), as well as a director of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the College of Letters, Wesleyan University, where he studied under novelists Peter Boynton (Stone Island), F.D. Reeve (The Red Machines), and Jerzy Kosinski (The Painted Bird, Being There). Learn more at geraldeverettjones.com.

Reviews

[Gerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite its whimsical title, this book about visual literacy has been adopted for coursework in many otherwise respectable educational institutions, including the Georgetown Public Policy Institute.

[Gwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A must-read for all BS artists... and scientists