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.
By:
Joel Best Imprint: California Uni Pr Trade Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 363g ISBN:9780520274709 ISBN 10: 0520274709 Pages: 217 Publication Date:07 August 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Worst Social Statistic Ever 1. The Importance of Social Statistics 2. Soft Facts: Sources of Bad Statistics 3. Mutant Statistics: Methods for Mangling Numbers 4. Apples and Oranges: Inappropriate Comparisons 5. Stat Wars: Conflicts over Social Statistics 6. Thinking about Social Statistics: The Critical Approach Afterword Notes Index
