Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / Joel Best.
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TextPublication details: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2001.Description: ix, 190 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780520219786:
- 0520219783
- 0520228650 (pbk.)
- 9780520228658 (pbk.)
- 303.38
- .B47 2001
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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.
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