Damned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists
Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.
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Berkeley [u.a.]
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2001
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| Summary: | Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics. |
| Physical Description: | IX, 190 S. |
| ISBN: | 0520219783 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
· ix
INTRODUCTION
The Worst Social Statistic Ever
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1
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL STATISTICS
2
SOFT FACTS
Sources of Bad Statistics
■ 30
3
MUTANT STATISTICS
Methods for Mangling Numbers
■ 62
4
APPLES AND ORANGES
Inappropriate Comparisons
■ 96
5
STAT
WARS
Conflicts over Social Statistics
■ 128
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THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL STATISTICS
The Critical Approach
■ 160
Notes
· 173
Index
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