1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996394970103316

Titolo

A joyful message sent from the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, to Sir John Hotham; [[electronic resource] ] : wherin he declares his last and full resolution concerning the said Sir Iohn, and the town of Hull. It being comfortable and welcome tydings to all His Majesties loving subjects. Together with Sir Iohn Hothams answer thereunto. Likewise his Majesties resolution concerning the Earl of Essex, lord generall of the army, now setting forth. Ordered by the Lords and Commons, that this be printed and published. Iohn Brown Cler. Parliament

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London], : Printed for Richard Seymour, August, 4. 1642

Descrizione fisica

[2], 6 p

Altri autori (Persone)

Charles, King of England,  <1600-1649.>

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Sources Early works to 1800

Hull (England) Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Place of publication from Wing.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790429803321

Autore

Best Joel

Titolo

Stat-spotting : a field guide to identifying dubious data / / Joel Best

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-520-95707-5

Edizione

[Updated and expandedition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

301.072/7

Soggetti

Sociology - Statistical methods

Social problems - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Getting started -- part 2. Varieties of dubious data -- part 3. Stat-spotting on your own.

Sommario/riassunto

Does a young person commit suicide every thirteen minutes in the United States? Are four million women really battered to death by their husbands or boyfriends each year? Is methamphetamine our number one drug problem today? Alarming statistics bombard our daily lives, appearing in the news, on the Web, seemingly everywhere. But all too often, even the most respected publications present numbers that are miscalculated, misinterpreted, hyped, or simply misleading. This new edition contains revised benchmark statistics, updated resources, and a new section on the rhetorical uses of statistics, complete with new problems to be spotted and new examples illustrating those problems. Joel Best's best seller exposes questionable uses of statistics and guides the reader toward becoming a more critical, savvy consumer of news, information, and data. Entertaining, informative, and concise, Stat-Spotting takes a commonsense approach to understanding data and doesn't require advanced math or statistics.