Damned Lies and Statistics

Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, History, Americas, United States, Political Science
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Author: Joel Best ISBN: 9780520953512
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: August 7, 2012
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Joel Best
ISBN: 9780520953512
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: August 7, 2012
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to Joel Best's classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. In his new afterword, Best uses examples from recent policy debates to reflect on the challenges to improving statistical literacy. Since its publication ten years ago, Damned Lies and Statistics has emerged as the go-to handbook for spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.

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Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to Joel Best's classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. In his new afterword, Best uses examples from recent policy debates to reflect on the challenges to improving statistical literacy. Since its publication ten years ago, Damned Lies and Statistics has emerged as the go-to handbook for spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.

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