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Damned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists
Joel Best-
Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page ix)
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Preface (page xi)
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Introduction: The Worst Social Statistic Ever (page 1)
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1. The Importance of Social Statistics (page 9)
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2. Soft Facts: Sources of Bad Statistics (page 30)
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3. Mutant Statistics: Methods for Mangling Numbers (page 62)
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4. Apples and Oranges: Inappropriate Comparisons (page 96)
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5. Stat Wars: Conflicts over Social Statistics (page 128)
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6. Thinking About Social Statistics: The Critical Approach (page 160)
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Afteword (page 173)
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Notes (page 187)
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Index (page 203)
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Published: c2012
Publisher: University of California Press
- 9780520953512 (ebook)
- 9780520274709 (hardcover)