TY  - BOOK
AU  - Best,Joel
TI  - Damned lies and statistics: untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists 
SN  - 9780520274709
AV  - HM535 .B47 2012
U1  - 303.38 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Berkeley, Calif., London
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Social indicators
KW  - Social problems
N1  - Previous ed.: 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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 jacket
ER  -