Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Author:   Joel Best
Publisher:   University of California Press
Edition:   Revised edition
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9780520274709


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   07 August 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joel Best
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780520274709


ISBN 10:   0520274709
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   07 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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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

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Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. His many books include Everyone's A Winner: Life in Our Congratulatory Culture and Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Dubious Data, both from UC Press.

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