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Sources for "The Well-Chosen Average"

Works Cited

Books

Huff, Darrell. How to Lie With Statistics. New York: W.W. Norton Company, 1982 (c1954). Purchase at Amazon.com...


Web Sites

US Census Bureau Annual Population Estimates by Age Group and Sex, Selected Years from 1990 to 1999.

National Basketball Association (NBA) and current Minnesota Timberwolves roster.

Globally Accessible Statistical Procedures (GASP) at the University of South Carolina. Includes a terrific Histogram applet created by R. Webster West.


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