# 3 ways to spot a bad statistic

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDNYC
- Speaker: Mona Chalabi
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mona_chalabi_3_ways_to_spot_a_bad_statistic)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Sometimes it's hard to know what statistics are worthy of trust. But we shouldn't count out stats altogether ... instead, we should learn to look behind them. In this delightful, hilarious talk, data journalist Mona Chalabi shares handy tips to help question, interpret and truly understand what the numbers are saying.

## Lectures

1. [3 ways to spot a bad statistic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mona_chalabi_3_ways_to_spot_a_bad_statistic/dfcc7549cf32), 12 min (TED's player)