Damned Lies and Statistics

Höfundur: Joel Best (Útgáfa: 1)
Damned Lies and Statistics

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Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to Joel Best's classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. In his new afterword, Best uses examples from recent policy debates to reflect on the challenges to improving statistical literacy. Since its publication ten years ago, Damned Lies and Statistics has emerged as the go-to handbook for spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.

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Útgefandi
University of California Press
ISBN
9780520953512
Print ISBN
9780520274709
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
Joel Best
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2012-08-07
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Worst Social Statistic Ever
  • 1: The Importance of Social Statistics
  • 2: Soft Facts: Sources of Bad Statistics
  • 3: Mutant Statistics: Methods for Mangling Numbers
  • 4: Apples and Oranges: Inappropriate Comparisons
  • 5: Stat Wars: Conflicts over Social Statistics
  • 6: Thinking About Social Statistics: The Critical Approach
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index