Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
ISBN-13:
9780520274709
ISBN-10:
0520274709
Edition:
First Edition, Updated
Author:
Joel Best
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
University of California Press
Format:
Hardcover
224 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780520274709
ISBN-10:
0520274709
Edition:
First Edition, Updated
Author:
Joel Best
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
University of California Press
Format:
Hardcover
224 pages
Summary
Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists (ISBN-13: 9780520274709 and ISBN-10: 0520274709), written by authors
Joel Best, was published by University of California Press in 2012.
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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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