Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best

Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best

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Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best

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.
Joel Best is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. His many books include Everyone's A Winner: Life in Our Congratulatory Culture and Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Dubious Data, both from UC Press.
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ISBN 13 9780520274709
ISBN 10 0520274709
Title Damned Lies and Statistics
Author Joel Best
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 2012-08-07
Number of pages 224
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