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Politicians Manipulating Statistics

Politicians Manipulating Statistics

Billig, Michael
Marinho, Cristina

Hardcover

General Political ScienceGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 1009488139
ISBN13: 9781009488136
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 3 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Highly original and insightful, Billig and Marinho's book investigates how politicians misuse official statistics. Setting this problem in its historical context - and offering vivid case studies of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Gérald Darmanin - the authors demonstrate that the manipulation of statistics involves the misuse of words as well as the misuse of numbers. Most importantly, the authors show that politicians will manipulate official statisticians to produce politically convenient, but statistically inappropriate, numbers. Another unique part of the book is that the authors are not content with analysing how statistics are manipulated, but they also rigorously analyse the efforts of statistical agencies in France and Britain to combat such manipulation. The chapters herald unsung heroes who operate largely 'behind the scenes' to expose and oppose the corruption of statistics. An indispensable read for anyone concerned with the intersection of power and data.

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