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More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues /

In this sequel to the acclaimed Damned Lies and Statistics, which the Boston Globe said "deserves a place next to the dictionary on every school, media, and home-office desk," Joel Best continues his straightforward, lively, and humorous account of how statistics are produced, used, and mi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Best, Joel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Missing numbers
  • Confusing numbers
  • Scary numbers
  • Authoritative numbers
  • Magical numbers
  • Contentious numbers
  • Toward statistical literacy?