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Damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / / Joel Best
| Damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Edizione | [Updated ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina |
303.3/8
303.38 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social indicators
Social problems - Statistical methods Sociology - Statistical methods |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-59446-3
9786613906915 0-520-95351-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE TO THE UPDATED EDITION -- INTRODUCTION. The Worst Social Statistic Ever -- 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL STATISTICS -- 2. SOFT FACTS: Sources of Bad Statistics -- 3. MUTANT STATISTICS: Methods for Mangling Numbers -- 4. APPLES AND ORANGES: Inappropriate Comparisons -- 5. STAT WARS: Conflicts over Social Statistics -- 6. THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL STATISTICS: The Critical Approach -- Afterword. BAD STATISTICS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464982203321 |
Best Joel
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / / Joel Best
| Damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Edizione | [Updated ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina |
303.3/8
303.38 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social indicators
Social problems - Statistical methods Sociology - Statistical methods |
| Soggetto non controllato |
awareness
bad statistics go to handbook mainstream media manipulation of numbers math student math teacher political activist professor statistical consumption statistical literacy understanding numbers understanding statistics |
| ISBN |
1-283-59446-3
9786613906915 0-520-95351-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE TO THE UPDATED EDITION -- INTRODUCTION. The Worst Social Statistic Ever -- 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL STATISTICS -- 2. SOFT FACTS: Sources of Bad Statistics -- 3. MUTANT STATISTICS: Methods for Mangling Numbers -- 4. APPLES AND ORANGES: Inappropriate Comparisons -- 5. STAT WARS: Conflicts over Social Statistics -- 6. THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL STATISTICS: The Critical Approach -- Afterword. BAD STATISTICS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792089903321 |
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Best Joel
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / / Joel Best
| Damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Edizione | [Updated ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina |
303.3/8
303.38 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social indicators
Social problems - Statistical methods Sociology - Statistical methods |
| Soggetto non controllato |
awareness
bad statistics go to handbook mainstream media manipulation of numbers math student math teacher political activist professor statistical consumption statistical literacy understanding numbers understanding statistics |
| ISBN |
1-283-59446-3
9786613906915 0-520-95351-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE TO THE UPDATED EDITION -- INTRODUCTION. The Worst Social Statistic Ever -- 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL STATISTICS -- 2. SOFT FACTS: Sources of Bad Statistics -- 3. MUTANT STATISTICS: Methods for Mangling Numbers -- 4. APPLES AND ORANGES: Inappropriate Comparisons -- 5. STAT WARS: Conflicts over Social Statistics -- 6. THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL STATISTICS: The Critical Approach -- Afterword. BAD STATISTICS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811424603321 |
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Best Joel
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea
| Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea |
| Autore | Welkowitz Joan |
| Edizione | [7th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 519.5024/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenBarry H. <1949->
LeaR. Brooke |
| Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Statistical methods
Psychometrics Sociology - Statistical methods Educational statistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-14973-4
1-283-40103-7 9786613401038 1-118-14971-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Part I Descriptive Statistics Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Chapter 4: Standardized Scores and the Normal Distribution Part II Basic Inferential Statistics Chapter 5: Introduction to Statistical Inference Chapter 6: The One-Sample t Test and Interval Estimation Chapter 7: Testing Hypotheses about the Difference between the Means of Two Populations Chapter 8: Nonparametric Tests for the Difference between Two Means Chapter 9: Linear Correlation Chapter 10: Prediction and Linear Regression Chapter 11: Introduction to Power Analysis Part III Analysis of Variance Methods Chapter 12: One-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 13: Multiple Comparisons Chapter 14: Introduction to Factorial Design: Two-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 15: Repeated-Measures ANOVA Part IV Nonparametric Statistics for Categorical Data Chapter 16: Probability of Discrete Events and the Binomial Distribution Chapter 17: Chi Square Tests Appendix Glossary of Terms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461640203321 |
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Welkowitz Joan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea
| Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea |
| Autore | Welkowitz Joan |
| Edizione | [7th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 545 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 519.5024/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenBarry H. <1949->
LeaR. Brooke |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational statistics
Psychometrics Social sciences - Statistical methods Sociology - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
1-118-14971-8
1-118-14973-4 9786613401038 1-283-40103-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Part I Descriptive Statistics Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Chapter 4: Standardized Scores and the Normal Distribution Part II Basic Inferential Statistics Chapter 5: Introduction to Statistical Inference Chapter 6: The One-Sample t Test and Interval Estimation Chapter 7: Testing Hypotheses about the Difference between the Means of Two Populations Chapter 8: Nonparametric Tests for the Difference between Two Means Chapter 9: Linear Correlation Chapter 10: Prediction and Linear Regression Chapter 11: Introduction to Power Analysis Part III Analysis of Variance Methods Chapter 12: One-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 13: Multiple Comparisons Chapter 14: Introduction to Factorial Design: Two-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 15: Repeated-Measures ANOVA Part IV Nonparametric Statistics for Categorical Data Chapter 16: Probability of Discrete Events and the Binomial Distribution Chapter 17: Chi Square Tests Appendix Glossary of Terms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795971803321 |
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Welkowitz Joan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea
| Introductory statistics for the behavioral sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea |
| Autore | Welkowitz Joan |
| Edizione | [7th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 545 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 519.5024/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CohenBarry H. <1949->
LeaR. Brooke |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational statistics
Psychometrics Social sciences - Statistical methods Sociology - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
1-118-14971-8
1-118-14973-4 9786613401038 1-283-40103-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Part I Descriptive Statistics Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions and Graphs Chapter 3: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Chapter 4: Standardized Scores and the Normal Distribution Part II Basic Inferential Statistics Chapter 5: Introduction to Statistical Inference Chapter 6: The One-Sample t Test and Interval Estimation Chapter 7: Testing Hypotheses about the Difference between the Means of Two Populations Chapter 8: Nonparametric Tests for the Difference between Two Means Chapter 9: Linear Correlation Chapter 10: Prediction and Linear Regression Chapter 11: Introduction to Power Analysis Part III Analysis of Variance Methods Chapter 12: One-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 13: Multiple Comparisons Chapter 14: Introduction to Factorial Design: Two-Way Analysis of Variance Chapter 15: Repeated-Measures ANOVA Part IV Nonparametric Statistics for Categorical Data Chapter 16: Probability of Discrete Events and the Binomial Distribution Chapter 17: Chi Square Tests Appendix Glossary of Terms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820111003321 |
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Welkowitz Joan
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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More damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : how numbers confuse public issues / / Joel Best
| More damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : how numbers confuse public issues / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology - Statistical methods
Social problems - Statistical methods Social indicators |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-520-93002-9
1-282-35713-1 9786612357138 1-4175-4075-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Missing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450010703321 |
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Best Joel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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More damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : how numbers confuse public issues / / Joel Best
| More damned lies and statistics [[electronic resource] ] : how numbers confuse public issues / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology - Statistical methods
Social problems - Statistical methods Social indicators |
| Soggetto non controllato |
argumentation
bullying college ratings crime critical thinking data duels data democracy divorce economics evidence fear health care history hospital errors informed opinion innumeracy journalism justice system legal system math mathematics media news nonfiction political economy political science politics popular culture psychology racial profiling reasoning research stats research rhetoric school shooting sciences social issues stat wars statistical measures statistics stats teen suicide |
| ISBN |
0-520-93002-9
1-282-35713-1 9786612357138 1-4175-4075-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Missing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782957103321 |
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Best Joel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues / / Joel Best
| More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues / / Joel Best |
| Autore | Best Joel |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology - Statistical methods
Social problems - Statistical methods Social indicators |
| ISBN |
0-520-93002-9
1-282-35713-1 9786612357138 1-4175-4075-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Missing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813453803321 |
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Best Joel
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multiplitism : set theory and sociology / / Eliran Bar-El
| Multiplitism : set theory and sociology / / Eliran Bar-El |
| Autore | Bar-El Eliran |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 pages) |
| Disciplina | 301.072 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology - Research - Methodology
Sociology - Statistical methods Set theory - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-030-87052-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- Part I: Towards Sociology of Multiplicities -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Retroduction: The Logic of the Social -- References -- Chapter 2: The Antinomies of the Social: Self-reference, Identity and Society -- References -- Chapter 3: Problems Abound: Multiplicities-Beyond the One and the Many -- References -- Part II: The Events of the Social: Counting the Dialectic -- Chapter 4: 1 → 2: From Science to Social Science-Positivism -- References -- Chapter 5: 2 → 3: From Kant to Hegel-Conflictualism -- References -- Chapter 6: 3 → 2: American Interlude-From James (Back) to Kant: Pragmatism -- References -- Chapter 7: 3 → 4: From Hegel to Badiou-Ontology of the Void -- References -- Part III: Means and Ends: The Four of the (Greimasian) Square -- Chapter 8: Four Examples of Squared Analysis -- Badiou's Philosophy -- Fraenkel's Mathematics -- Žižek's Correction to Rumsfeld's Theory of Knowledge -- Bar-El's Sociology -- References -- Chapter 9: Societies, Multiplicities, Sets: From Typology to Topology -- References -- Chapter 10: Conclusion: Multiplitism and the Singular -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910508482403321 |
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Bar-El Eliran
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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