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

Name: Damned Lies and Statistics Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians and Activists
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ISBN: 9780520219786

ISBN-10: 0520219783

ISBN-13: 9780520219786

Edition: 2001

Authors: Joel Best

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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, these numbers are wrong. This book is a lively guide to spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.Damned Lies and Statisticsis essential reading for everyone who reads or listens to the news, for students, and for anyone who relies on statistical information to understand social problems. Joel Best bases his discussion on a wide assortment of intriguing contemporary issues that have garnered much recent…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/8/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 199
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946

Joel Best is Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. He has published more than twenty books on social problems and deviance, including Threatened Children , Random Violence , Damned Lies and Statistics , and The Student Loan Mess (with Eric Best.)



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Worst Social Statistic Ever



The Importance of Social Statistics



Soft Facts: Sources of Bad Statistics



Mutant Statistics: Methods for Mangling Numbers



Apples and Oranges: Inappropriate Comparisons



Stat Wars: Conflicts over Social Statistics



Thinking About Social Statistics: The Critical Approach


Notes


Index