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Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Joel Best
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Description for Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight: 382.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520274709
SKU
V9780520274709
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99-37
About Joel Best
Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. His many books include Everyone's A Winner: Life in Our Congratulatory Culture and Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Dubious Data, both from UC Press.
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