Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists /
Best, Joel.
Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / Joel Best. - Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2001. - ix, 190 p. ; 22 cm.
CW112
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the worst social statistic ever -- The importance of social statistics -- Soft facts: sources of bad statistics -- Mutant statistics: methods for mangling numbers -- Apples and oranges: inappropriate comparisons -- Stat wars: conflicts over social statistics -- Thinking about social statistics: the critical approach.
9780520219786: £13.95 0520219783 0520228650 (pbk.) 9780520228658 (pbk.)
00064910
Social indicators.
Social problems--Statistical methods
Sociology--Statistical methods
Society.
Social research & statistics
Public opinion & polls
/ .B47 2001
303.38
Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / Joel Best. - Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2001. - ix, 190 p. ; 22 cm.
CW112
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the worst social statistic ever -- The importance of social statistics -- Soft facts: sources of bad statistics -- Mutant statistics: methods for mangling numbers -- Apples and oranges: inappropriate comparisons -- Stat wars: conflicts over social statistics -- Thinking about social statistics: the critical approach.
9780520219786: £13.95 0520219783 0520228650 (pbk.) 9780520228658 (pbk.)
00064910
Social indicators.
Social problems--Statistical methods
Sociology--Statistical methods
Society.
Social research & statistics
Public opinion & polls
/ .B47 2001
303.38