Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians and Activists by Joel Best

Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians and Activists

Joel Best

190 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics politics science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Does the number of children gunned down double each year? Does anorexia kill 150,000 young women annually? Do white males account for only a sixth of new workers? Startling statistics shape our thinking about social issues. But all too often, thes...

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