Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians and activists.

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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, Damn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Best, Joel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Temas:
Sociology > Statistical methods.
Social problems > Statistical methods.
Social indicators.
Sociologie > Méthodes statistiques.
Problèmes sociaux > Méthodes statistiques.
Indicateurs sociaux.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Social indicators
Social problems > Statistical methods
Sociology > Statistical methods
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (218 pages)
ISBN:9780520953512
0520953517

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