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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Best, Joel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The importance of social statistics
  • Soft facts : sources of bad statistics
  • Mutant statistics : methods for mangling numbers
  • Apples and oranges : inappropriate comparisons
  • Stat wars : conflicts over social statistics
  • Thinking about social statistics : the critical approach.

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