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100	1		_aBest, Joel.
245	1	0	_aDamned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists _cJoel Best.
250			_aUpdated ed.
260			_aBerkeley, Calif. ; _aLondon : _bUniversity of California Press, _cc2012.
300			_axii, 206 p. ; _c22 cm.
365			_e27.95
500			_aPrevious ed.: 2001.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : 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.
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aSociology _xStatistical methods.
650		0	_aSocial indicators.
650		0	_aSocial problems _xStatistical methods.
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