LEADER 02955nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910464982203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-59446-3 010 $a9786613906915 010 $a0-520-95351-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520953512 035 $a(CKB)2560000000092966 035 $a(EBL)1021173 035 $a(OCoLC)810314525 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736969 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11473674 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736969 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10783863 035 $a(PQKB)11118279 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1021173 035 $a(DE-B1597)518977 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520953512 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1021173 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10599102 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390691 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000092966 100 $a20120625d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDamned lies and statistics$b[electronic resource] $euntangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists /$fJoel Best 205 $aUpdated ed. 210 $aBerkeley, Calif. $cUniversity of California Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-27470-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tPREFACE TO THE UPDATED EDITION -- $tINTRODUCTION. The Worst Social Statistic Ever -- $t1. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL STATISTICS -- $t2. SOFT FACTS: Sources of Bad Statistics -- $t3. MUTANT STATISTICS: Methods for Mangling Numbers -- $t4. APPLES AND ORANGES: Inappropriate Comparisons -- $t5. STAT WARS: Conflicts over Social Statistics -- $t6. THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL STATISTICS: The Critical Approach -- $tAfterword. BAD STATISTICS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? -- $tNOTES -- $tINDEX 330 $aHere, 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. 606 $aSocial indicators 606 $aSocial problems$xStatistical methods 606 $aSociology$xStatistical methods 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial indicators. 615 0$aSocial problems$xStatistical methods. 615 0$aSociology$xStatistical methods. 676 $a303.3/8 676 $a303.38 700 $aBest$b Joel$0477506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464982203321 996 $aDamned lies and statistics$92467539 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01376nam0 22003131i 450 001 UON00216379 005 20231205103355.713 010 $a88-7119-489-6 100 $a20030730d1991 |0itac50 ba 101 $aeng 102 $aIT 105 $a|||| ||||| 200 1 $aReflections on the Canadian literary imagination$fNorthrop Frye$gedited by Branko Gorjup$gafterword by Agostino Lombardo 210 $aRoma$cBulzoni$dc1991 215 $a196 p.$d21 cm. 316 $aDono Ambasciata Canadese$5IT-UONSI NordAXIII/FRY 410 1$1001UON00066311$12001 $aStudi e Ricerche$1210 $aRoma$cBulzoni$v39 606 $aLETTERATURA CANADESE$xStoria$3UONC038303$2FI 620 $aIT$dRoma$3UONL000004 700 1$aFRYE$bNorthrop$3UONV130587$0131719 702 1$aGORJUP$bBranko$3UONV130934 702 1$aLombardo$bAgostino$3UONV111969 712 $aBulzoni$3UONV265597$4650 801 $aIT$bSOL$c20250509$gRICA 912 $aUON00216379 950 $aSIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEO$dSI II A FRY $eSI DA 3444 7 950 $aSIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEO$dSI XIII FRY $eSI LO 64334 7 FRY Dono Ambasciata Canadese 996 $aReflections on the Canadian literary imagination$9206144 997 $aUNIOR