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Damned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists

Joel Best c2012 © University of California Press
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ISBN(s)
  • 9780520953512 (ebook)
  • 9780520274709 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Sociology
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  • Table of Contents

  • Stats

  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments (page ix)
  • Preface (page xi)
  • Introduction: The Worst Social Statistic Ever (page 1)
  • 1. The Importance of Social Statistics (page 9)
  • 2. Soft Facts: Sources of Bad Statistics (page 30)
  • 3. Mutant Statistics: Methods for Mangling Numbers (page 62)
  • 4. Apples and Oranges: Inappropriate Comparisons (page 96)
  • 5. Stat Wars: Conflicts over Social Statistics (page 128)
  • 6. Thinking About Social Statistics: The Critical Approach (page 160)
  • Afteword (page 173)
  • Notes (page 187)
  • Index (page 203)
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