LEADER 05311nam 2201153Ia 450 001 9910782957103321 005 20230207223412.0 010 $a0-520-93002-9 010 $a1-282-35713-1 010 $a9786612357138 010 $a1-4175-4075-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520930025 035 $a(CKB)1000000000005334 035 $a(EBL)224474 035 $a(OCoLC)56607521 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205580 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954511 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205580 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10193910 035 $a(PQKB)10783274 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC224474 035 $a(DE-B1597)519236 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520930025 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL224474 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10064749 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235713 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000005334 100 $a20031224d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMore damned lies and statistics$b[electronic resource] $ehow numbers confuse public issues /$fJoel Best 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-23830-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMissing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy? 330 $aIn this sequel to the acclaimed Damned Lies and Statistics, which the Boston Globe said "deserves a place next to the dictionary on every school, media, and home-office desk," Joel Best continues his straightforward, lively, and humorous account of how statistics are produced, used, and misused by everyone from researchers to journalists. Underlining the importance of critical thinking in all matters numerical, Best illustrates his points with examples of good and bad statistics about such contemporary concerns as school shootings, fatal hospital errors, bullying, teen suicides, deaths at the World Trade Center, college ratings, the risks of divorce, racial profiling, and fatalities caused by falling coconuts. More Damned Lies and Statistics encourages all of us to think in a more sophisticated and skeptical manner about how statistics are used to promote causes, create fear, and advance particular points of view. Best identifies different sorts of numbers that shape how we think about public issues: missing numbers are relevant but overlooked; confusing numbers bewilder when they should inform; scary numbers play to our fears about the present and the future; authoritative numbers demand respect they don't deserve; magical numbers promise unrealistic, simple solutions to complex problems; and contentious numbers become the focus of data duels and stat wars. The author's use of pertinent, socially important examples documents the life-altering consequences of understanding or misunderstanding statistical information. He demystifies statistical measures by explaining in straightforward prose how decisions are made about what to count and what not to count, what assumptions get made, and which figures are brought to our attention. Best identifies different sorts of numbers that shape how we think about public issues. Entertaining, enlightening, and very timely, this book offers a basis for critical thinking about the numbers we encounter and a reminder that when it comes to the news, people count-in more ways than one. 606 $aSociology$xStatistical methods 606 $aSocial problems$xStatistical methods 606 $aSocial indicators 610 $aargumentation. 610 $abullying. 610 $acollege ratings. 610 $acrime. 610 $acritical thinking. 610 $adata duels. 610 $adata. 610 $ademocracy. 610 $adivorce. 610 $aeconomics. 610 $aevidence. 610 $afear. 610 $ahealth care. 610 $ahistory. 610 $ahospital errors. 610 $ainformed opinion. 610 $ainnumeracy. 610 $ajournalism. 610 $ajustice system. 610 $alegal system. 610 $amath. 610 $amathematics. 610 $amedia. 610 $anews. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $apolitical economy. 610 $apolitical science. 610 $apolitics. 610 $apopular culture. 610 $apsychology. 610 $aracial profiling. 610 $areasoning. 610 $aresearch stats. 610 $aresearch. 610 $arhetoric. 610 $aschool shooting. 610 $asciences. 610 $asocial issues. 610 $astat wars. 610 $astatistical measures. 610 $astatistics. 610 $astats. 610 $ateen suicide. 615 0$aSociology$xStatistical methods. 615 0$aSocial problems$xStatistical methods. 615 0$aSocial indicators. 676 $a303.3/8 700 $aBest$b Joel$0477506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782957103321 996 $aMore damned lies and statistics$9752722 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05818oam 22007815 450 001 9910779362103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-88945-5 010 $a0-8213-9729-X 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9726-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707599 035 $a(EBL)1103999 035 $a(OCoLC)811524111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000785320 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12280209 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000785320 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10793923 035 $a(PQKB)10362970 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16033692 035 $a(PQKB)20831657 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1103999 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1103999 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10796134 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420195 035 $a(The World Bank)17477906 035 $a(US-djbf)17477906 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707599 100 $a20120927d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRegional economic integration in the Middle East and North Africa : $ebeyond trade reform /$fMustapha Rouis and Steven R. Tabor 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2012. 215 $apages cm 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9726-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 MENA's Export Share in the World of Nonfuel Goods and Services; O.2 Share of Exports within Regions; O.3 Change in PTA Volume of Trade; Chapter 1 Why Economic Integration Matters: Potential Gains and Challenges; The Case for Economic Integration; Boxes; 1.1 ASEAN-A Model of Open Regionalism; References; Chapter 2 Regional Integration through Trade in Goods; Trade Performance; 2.1 Export Share by Destination (Excluding Oil) 327 $a2.2 Concentration and Diversification Indices of Export Products in MENA2.1 Moving Up the Technological Ladder in Exports-The Cases of Jordan and Tunisia; Barriers to Trade in Goods Have Been Reduced to Some Extent; 2.3 Tariff-only Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI_T) by Region, 2009; Policy Recommendations; 2.4 Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) by Region, 2009; Tables; 2.1 Trading across MENA Borders; 2.5 LPI Scores in MENA versus Other Regions; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Regional Integration through Trade in Services; Services Trade Performance 327 $a3.1 Services Value-Added Growth Is Positively Correlated with Per-Capita GDP Growth in MENA3.2 Export Composition; 3.1 Net Remittance Flows (current US millions); Impediments to the Services Trade; 3.1 Case Studies on Services Sector Liberalization; 3.3 Restrictiveness of Services Trade Policies and Share of Services in GDP, GCC, and Other Regions; 3.4 Logistics Performance among Arab World Subregions; Regional Trade Agreements and Service Flows; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Cross-Border Infrastructure: Building Backbone Services 327 $aThe Transport Sector-Extensive but Often Deficient Networks4.1 Time and Cost Data for MENA Import and Export Container Movements; The Power Sector-Initiatives Underway to Interconnect Electricity Networks; 4.1 Priority Policy and Institutional Reforms in the MENA Region; 4.2 Potential Transmission and Interconnection Lines; Information and Communications Technology; 4.2 Regional TNO Groups' Subsidiaries and Subscriber Outreach Abroad; 4.3 Competition in MENA's Fixed Infrastructure and Mobile Markets; 4.3 The IT-BPO Industry as a New Opportunity in the MENA Region; Notes; References 327 $aChapter 5 Trade Facilitation and LogisticsHigh Trade Costs and Low Logistics Performance; 5.1 Bilateral Trade Costs for Industrial Products; 5.1 Trade Costs for Manufactured and Agricultural Goods, Maghreb and Selected European Countries; Main Logistics Issues across the MENA Region; 5.2 Logistics Performance and Shipping Connectivity; Capacity Building Projects; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Preferential Trade Agreements; PTA Implementation-A Lot More Can Be Done; PTA Impact-Mixed Effects; 6.1 Implementation of Preferential Trade Agreements for Development 327 $a6.1 GCC Tariff Rates, 2010 330 $aMENA is one of the least globally and regionally integrated regions in the world. Though home to 5.5 percent of the world's population and 3.9 percent of the world's GDP, the region's share of nonoil world trade is only 1.8 percent. Deep economic integration could help policy makers address the critical development challenges that have been brought to the forefront by the Arab Spring by boosting growth, fostering diversification, and stimulating employment. The level of tariff protection vis-a?-vis the rest of the world remains high by international standards, particularly in North Africa. 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