Damned Lies and Statistics

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Here, by popular demand, is the updated edition to Joel Best's classic guide to understanding how numbers can confuse us. In his new afterword, Best uses examples from recent policy debates to reflect on the challenges to improving statistical literacy. Since its publication ten years ago, Damned Lies and Statistics has emerged as the go-to handbook for spotting bad statistics and learning to think critically about these influential numbers.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780520274709
Published: August 2012

Number of pages: 224
Width: 140 mm
Height: 210 mm
Depth: 25 mm

Publisher: University of California Press