00935nam0-22003131i-450-99000251230040332120160112121519.0000251230FED01000251230(Aleph)000251230FED0100025123020030910d1960----km-y0itay50------bamul<<A >>Dictionary of Statistical TermsMaurice G. Kendall and William R. Buckland2. ed.EdinburghOliver1960XI, 575 p.22 cmManuali generali di consultazione, Vocabolari e lessiciKendall,Maurice<1907-1983>26135Buckland,William R.102321ITUNINARICAUNIMARCBK990002512300403321XXIX-A-81306MASGM1 AI I 216300GM1MASGM1Dictionary of Statistical Terms462701UNINA04046nam 2201069 450 991081562860332120230126203413.00-520-95707-510.1525/9780520957077(CKB)2550000001115051(EBL)1375428(OCoLC)857711545(SSID)ssj0001168714(PQKBManifestationID)11639281(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001168714(PQKBWorkID)11144490(PQKB)11222409(MiAaPQ)EBC1375428(DE-B1597)519668(DE-B1597)9780520957077(Au-PeEL)EBL1375428(CaPaEBR)ebr10755767(CaONFJC)MIL515353(EXLCZ)99255000000111505120130919h20132013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStat-spotting a field guide to identifying dubious data /Joel BestUpdated and expandedition.Berkeley :University of California Press,[2013]©20131 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27998-0 1-299-84102-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.part 1. Getting started -- part 2. Varieties of dubious data -- part 3. Stat-spotting on your own.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.SociologyStatistical methodsSocial problemsStatistical methodsalarming statistics.anthropology.civic.crime.critical thinking.demography studies.demography.digesting statistics.economics.engaging.fake news.historical.history.interesting overview.journalism.lively.math and stats.mathematics.media criticism.media.page turner.political.politics.potential issues.propaganda.reference.research stats.research.revised benchmark.scientific methods.social problems.social science.social sciences.sociology.statistical misuse.statistics.updated resources.violent deaths.SociologyStatistical methods.Social problemsStatistical methods.301.072/7Best Joel477506MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815628603321Stat-spotting240739UNINA