Unipedalism Unipedalism The term uniped (from Latin "uni" = one + "ped" = foot) refers to a person or creature with only one foot and one leg, as contrasted with a biped (two legs) and a quadruped (four legs). Moving using only one leg is known as unipedal movement. Many bivalvia and nearly all gastropoda molluscs have evolved only one foot. Through accidents (i.e. amputation) or birth abnormalities it is also possible for an animal or a human being to end up with only a single leg. One major study of mythological unipeds is Teresa Pàroli (2009): 'How many are the
How to Lie with Statistics original edition contained illustrations by artist Irving Geis. In a UK edition, these were replaced with cartoons by Mel Calman. How to Lie with Statistics How to Lie with Statistics is a book written by Darrell Huff in 1954 presenting an introduction to statistics for the general reader. Not a statistician, Huff was a journalist who wrote many "how to" articles as a freelancer. The book is a brief illustrated volume outlining errors when it comes to the interpretation of statistics, and how these errors may create incorrect conclusions. In the 1960s and 1970s, it became a standard textbook introduction