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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
610   $aawareness.
610   $abad statistics.
610   $ago to handbook.
610   $amainstream media.
610   $amanipulation of numbers.
610   $amath student.
610   $amath teacher.
610   $apolitical activist.
610   $aprofessor.
610   $astatistical consumption.
610   $astatistical literacy.
610   $aunderstanding numbers.
610   $aunderstanding statistics.
615  0$aSocial indicators.
615  0$aSocial problems$xStatistical methods.
615  0$aSociology$xStatistical methods.
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