Damned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists (Record no. 25093)

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Item number .B47 2012
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Classification number 303.38
Edition number 23
Item number B4643
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Best, Joel.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Damned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists
Statement of responsibility, etc. Joel Best.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Updated ed.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Berkeley, Calif. ;
-- London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. University of California Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 206 p. ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
TRADE PRICE
Price note 27.95
GENERAL NOTE
General note Previous ed.: 2001.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction : the worst social statistic ever -- 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.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "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."--book jacket.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Sociology
General subdivision Statistical methods.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Social indicators.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Subject Social problems
General subdivision Statistical methods.
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