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Record ID marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-014.mrc:114193281:2391
Source marc_columbia
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LEADER: 02391cam a22003374a 4500
001 6899760
005 20221122060850.0
008 080416t20082008caua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2008017175
020 $a9780520257467 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0520257464 (cloth : alk. paper)
024 $a40015873454
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn225846896
035 $a(OCoLC)225846896
035 $a(NNC)6899760
035 $a6899760
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dUKM$dC#P$dOrLoB-B
050 00 $aHM535$b.B477 2008
082 00 $a301.072/7$222
100 1 $aBest, Joel.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81085007
245 10 $aStat-spotting :$ba field guide to identifying dubious data /$cJoel Best.
260 $aBerkeley :$bUniversity of California Press,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $a132 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 119-129) and index.
505 00 $gPt. 1.$tGetting Started -- $gA.$tSpotting Questionable Numbers -- $gB.$tBackground -- $gPt. 2.$tVarieties of Dubious Data -- $gC.$tBlunders -- $gD.$tSources: Who Counted-And Why? -- $gE.$tDefinitions: What Did They Count? -- $gF.$tMeasurements: How Did They Count? -- $gG.$tPackaging: What Are They Telling Us? -- $gH.$tDebates: What If They Disagree? -- $gPt. 3.$tStat-Spotting on Your Own -- $gI.$tSummary: Common Signs of Dubious Data -- $gJ.$tBetter Data: Some Characteristics -- $gK.$tAfterword: If You Had No Idea Things Were That Bad, They Probably Aren't -- $gL.$tSuggestions for Those Who Want to Continue Stat-Spotting.
520 1 $a"Alarming statistics bombard our daily lives, appearing in the news, on the Web, seemingly everywhere. But all too often, even the most respected publications present numbers that are miscalculated, misinterpreted, hyped, or simply misleading. Following on the heels of his highly acclaimed Damned Lies and Statistics and More Damned Lies and Statistics, Joel Best now offers this practical field guide to help everyone identify questionable statistics. Entertaining, informative, and concise, Stat-Spotting is essential reading for people"--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSociology$xStatistical methods.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124208
650 0 $aSocial problems$xStatistical methods.
852 00 $bmil$hHM535$i.B477 2008