An edition of Stat-spotting
(2008)
Stat-spotting
a field guide to identifying dubious data
by Joel Best
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Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
2013, University of California Press
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Stat-Spotting: a Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
2013, University of California Press
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Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
Sep 14, 2013, University of California Press
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Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
2008, University of California Press
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2008, University of California Press
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Getting started
Spotting questionable numbers
Background
Statistical benchmarks
Severity and frequency
Varieties of dubious data
Blunders
The slippery decimal point
Botched translations
Misleading graphs
Careless calculations
Sources: who counted/and why?
Big, round numbers
Hyperbole
Shocking claims
Naming the problem
Definitions: what did they count?
Broad definitions
Expanding definitions
Changing definitions
The uncounted measurements: how did they count?
Creating measures
Odd units of analysis
Loaded questions
Raising the bar
Technical measures
Packaging: what are they telling us?
Impressive formats
Misleading samples
Convenient time frames
Peculiar percentages
Selective comparisons
Statistical milestones
Averages
Epidemics
Correlations
Discoveries
Debates: what if they disagree?
Causality debates
Equality debates
Policy debates
Stat-spotting on your own
Summary: common signs of dubious data
Better data: some characteristics
Afterword: if you had no idea things were that bad, they probably aren't
Suggestions for those who want to continue stat-spotting
Acknowledgments
Notes.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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