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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Best, Joel, author.     Subjects     Sociology -- Statistical methods.     Social problems -- Statistical methods.     Social indicators.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Best, Joel, author.       by title:      Damned lies and stat...         MARC Display

Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / Joel Best. by Best, Joel, author. New York : MJF Books, [2012] Subjects Sociology -- Statistical methods.   Social problems -- Statistical methods.   Social indicators. ISBN:  9781606714058 (hardcover) 1606714058 (hardcover) Description:  xii, 206 pages ; 22 cm Edition:  Updated edition. Contents:  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. Requests:  0 Summary:  "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."--Jacket   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 303.38 Be Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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