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How to Read Numbers
A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them)
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How to Read Numbers
A short, practical, timely guide to the tools you need to understand the numbers we read in the news everyday - and how we often get them wrong
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Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious — 'X people develop cancer every year' — and sometimes less obvious — 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.
How to Read Numbers introduces you to the common mistakes that journalists make and the tricks they sometimes deploy. This vital guide will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news — and, just as importantly, when not to.
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How to Read Numbers by Tom and David Chivers receives high praise for its engaging, insightful approach to demystifying statistics. Reviewers highlight the book's accessibility, charm, and effectiveness in teaching complex concepts while keeping readers entertained. The authors are commended for their ability to make statistical information clear and understandable, making the book a valuable tool for navigating and interpreting numbers in the media.
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ISBN: 9781474619974
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 186g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Tom Chivers is a science writer and author. He was awarded the Royal Statistical Society 'statistical excellence in journalism' award in 2018, and was highly commended for the same prize in 2017; he has also been shortlisted for the Association of British Science Writers award and a British Journalism Award in science writing, and won the American Psychological Society media award, all in 2017. His first book, The AI Does Not Hate You: Superintelligence, Rationality and the Race to Save the World, was declared one of The Times' science books of 2019.
David Chivers is an assistant professor of economics at Durham University. Before this post he was a lecturer at the University of Oxford and completed his PhD at the University of Manchester, funded by the ESRC. He has published in academic journals such as Review of Economic Dynamics, Economic Theory and Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation. His research interests involve topics relating to inequality, growth and development.Also by Tom Chivers
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