| Description |
xvii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Contents: Preface : people count -- 1. Missing numbers -- 2. Confusing numbers -- 3. Scary numbers -- 4. Authoritative numbers -- 5. Magical numbers -- 6. Contentious numbers -- 7. Toward statistical literacy? |
| Summary |
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 misused by everyone from researchers to journalists. Underlining the importance of critical thinking in all matters numerical, Best illustrates his points with examples of good and bad statistics about such contemporary concerns as school shootings, fatal hospital errors, bullying, teen suicides, deaths at the |
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Attitudes |
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Social problems |
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Sociology |
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Statistical techniques |
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Journalism |
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Literacy |
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Media coverage |
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Scientific research |
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Social indicators |
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Overseas item |
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Statistics |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Statistical literacy.
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Sociology -- Statistical methods.
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Social problems -- Statistical methods.
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Social indicators.
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| Author |
Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2003028076 |
| ISBN |
0520238303 cloth alkaline paper |
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