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| 材料类型: | 政府刊物, 州政府或者省政府刊物, 互联网资源 |
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| 文件类型: | 书, 互联网资源 |
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
Joel Best |
| ISBN: | 9780520257467 0520257464 |
| OCLC号码: | 225846896 |
| 描述: | 132 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| 内容: | pt. 1. Getting started -- A. Spotting questionable numbers -- B. Background -- B.1. Statistical benchmarks -- B.2. Severity and frequency -- pt. 2. Varieties of dubious data -- C. Blunders -- C.1. The slippery decimal point -- C.2. Botched translations -- C.3. Misleading graphs -- C.4. Careless calculations -- D. Sources : who counted -- and why? -- D.1. Big round numbers -- D.2. Hyperbole -- D.3. Shocking claims -- D.4. Naming the problem -- E. Definitions : what did they count? -- E.1. Broad definitions -- E.2. Expanding definitions -- E.3. Changing definitions -- E.4. The uncounted -- F. Measurements : how did they count? -- F.1. Creating measures -- F.2. Odd units of analysis -- F.3. Loaded questions -- F.4. Raising the bar -- F.5. Technical measures. G. Packaging : what are they telling us? -- G.1. Impressive formats -- G.2. Misleading samples -- G.3. Convenient time frames -- G.4. Peculiar percentages -- G.5. Selective comparisons -- G.6. Statistical milestones -- G.7. Averages -- G.8. Epidemics -- G.9. Correlations -- G.10. Discoveries -- H. Debates : what if they disagree? -- H.1. Causality debates -- H.2. Equality debates -- H.3. Policy debates -- pt. 3. Stat-spotting on your own -- I. Summary : Common signs of dubious data -- J. Better data : some characteristics -- K. Afterword : If you had no idea things were that bad, they probably aren't -- L. Suggestions for those who want to continue stat-spotting -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| 责任: | Joel Best. |
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摘要:
Alarming statistics bombard our daily lives, appearing in the news, on the Web, seemingly everywhere. This work features pertinent examples from the news, including the number of deaths reported in Iraq, the threat of secondhand smoke, and the increase in the number of overweight Americans.
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