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

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

Best, Joel

Hardcover

General SociologyHistory & Philosophy of ScienceProbability & Statistics

ISBN10: 0520274709
ISBN13: 9780520274709
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Aug 7 2012
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
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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