Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data

Best, Joel

ISBN 10: 0520257464 / ISBN 13: 9780520257467

Edité par University of California Press, 2008

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0520257464
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780520257467
• Reliure: hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

Are four million women really battered to death by their husbands or boyfriends each year? Does a young person commit suicide every thirteen minutes in the United States? Is methamphetamine our number one drug problem today? Alarming statistics bombard our daily lives, appearing in the news, on the Web, seemingly everywhere. But all too often, even the most respected publications present numbers that are miscalculated, misinterpreted, hyped, or simply misleading. Following on the heels of his highly acclaimed "Damned Lies and Statistics" and "More Damned Lies and Statistics", Joel Best now offers this practical field guide to help everyone identify questionable statistics.Entertaining, informative, and concise, "Stat-Spotting" is essential reading for people who want to be more savvy and critical consumers of news and information. "Stat-Spotting" features pertinent examples from today's news, including the number of deaths reported in Iraq, the threat of secondhand smoke, the increase in the number of overweight Americans, and many more, and a commonsense approach that doesn't require advanced math or statistics.

À propos de l?auteur

Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Among his many books are Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall for Fads, More Damned Lies and Statistics: How Numbers Confuse Public Issues, and Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists, all from UC Press.