Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland.
Talks about irrationality in general, with a focus on how statistics are generally misunderstood and misused by the public, and particularly health officials.
He also recommends
Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos.
As a good start to learn about statistics and probability theory.
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Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland. Talks about irrationality in general, with a focus on how statistics are generally misunderstood and misused by the public, and particularly health officials. He also recommends Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos. As a good start to learn about statistics and probability theory.