ISBN:
9780520219786
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (203 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Damned Lies and Statistics : Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians and Activists
DDC:
303.38
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Startling statistics shape our thinking about social issues. But all too often, these numbers are wrong. Examining how bad statistics emerge, spread, and come to shape policy debates, this book provides a guide to spotting, and learning to think critically, about these influential numbers
Description / Table of Contents:
Preliminaries; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. The importance of social statistics; 2. Soft facts; 3. Mutant statistics; 4. Apples and oranges; 5. Stat wars; 6. Thinking about social statistics; Notes; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
