1780564716     

The misuse, misrepresentation, and politicization of statistics in American society / Robert E. Parker

Parker, Robert E., 1957- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2022] [© 2022]

ix, 135 Seiten

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Parker, Robert E., 1957- : Misuse, misrepresentation, and politicization of statistics in American society. - Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022] (Online-Ausgabe)

Erscheint auch als: The Misuse, Misrepresentation, and Politicization of Statistics in American Society / Parker, Robert E. (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-7936-2552-6 (cloth)

978-1-7936-2553-3 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2021057322

OCoLC: 1288420452     

HA179

304.60973     Ähnliche Literatur

Basisklassifikation: 05.20 (Kommunikation und Gesellschaft)

Fachinformationsdienst(e): FID-AAC-DE-7

*USA ; Statistik ; Politisierung ; Missbrauch      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Statistics -- Political aspects -- United States ; Vital statistics -- United States

Introduction. The social significance of official statistics -- The BLS and the underestimation of unemployment -- The CDC and the overestimation of life expectancy -- The FBI and the miscalculation of crime -- The census bureau and the decennial undercount -- Why official statistics matter.

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"This book examines the measurement efforts of several government agencies responsible for some of the most widely watched social indicators on unemployment, life expectancy, crime, and population. It argues these official statistics are dubious at best, not so much objective barometers of social life but socially constructed metrics."