Damned lies and statistics

untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists

Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.

University of California Press
2001
9780520219786
book

Holdings

hidmidmiidnidwidlocation_codelocationbarcodecallnumdeweycreatedupdated
39746392769722525174090548AVOH99AVOH7352303.3 BES303.315754856551709567815
106677398385822715174090548LRYH279LRYH030373303.3 BES303.315754856551709567815
218726408518918885174090548BATH103BATH34818303.3 BES303.315774597521684524115
413603423550922635174090548GENH224GENH50169303.3 BES303.315774597521709567815
1130600481616922935174090548BRHS114BRHS18292303.3 BES303.315814652241736518457
1312561497804323195174090548PEHS370PEHS45985303.3 BES303.315814652241736518457
2433980595811424145174090548PYH373PYS0500101303.3 BES303.316377825731736800991
2665267616330723735174090548CAH126CAS022142303.38 BES303.3816377825731736800991
2833947631705623905174090548HOS269HOS0036262332 BES33216377825731736800991