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Damned Lies and Statistics
Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
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This book is ideal for students, educators, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding and critically assessing the statistics that influence society and public opinion.
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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: 9780520274709
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 August 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 363g
Pages: 224
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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