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.
Title: Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activisits, Updated Edition: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Author: Best, Joel
ISBN: 9780520274709
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Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 2012-08-17
Number of Pages: 224
Weight: 0.3630 kg