Damned Lies and Statistics : Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

Name: Damned Lies and Statistics : Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Brand: University of California Press
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ISBN: 9780520274709

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07 Aug, 2012

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 e...

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ISBN-10:

0520274709

ISBN-13:

9780520274709

Publisher

University of California Press

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8.30 X 5.70 X 1.00 inches

Language

English

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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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ISBN-10

:0520274709

ISBN-13

:9780520274709

Publisher

:University of California Press

Publication date

: 07 Aug, 2012

About the Author

Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. His many books include Everyone's A Winner: Life in Our Congratulatory Culture and Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Dubious Data, both from UC Press.

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Damned Lies and Statistics : Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

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