Damned Lies and Statistics Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to Joel Best's classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. In his new afterword, Best uses examples from recent policy debates to reflect on the challenges to improving statistical literacy. Since its publication ten years ago, Damned Lies and Statistics has emerged as the go-to handbook for spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.

ISBN:	9780520274709
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Published date:	07 Aug 2012
DEWEY:	303.38
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	206
Weight:	380g
Height:	218mm
Width:	147mm
Spine width:	18mm

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