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More damned lies and statistics, how numbers confuse public issues, Joel Best

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More damned lies and statistics, how numbers confuse public issues, Joel Best

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More damned lies and statistics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53967159

Responsibility statement

Joel Best

Sub title

how numbers confuse public issues

Summary

In this sequel to DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS, best identifies different sorts of numbers that shape how we think about public issues, including missing numbers, scary numbers, confusing numbers, authoritative numbers, and magical numbers. Offers an entertaining and enlightening account of how statistics are produced, used, and misused, illustrating his points with examples of good and bad statistics and underlining the importance of critical thinking about numbers

Table Of Contents

Missing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Magical numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy?

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