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 |
Best Joel | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
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 |
Best Joel | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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