Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data by Joel Best

Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data

Joel Best

144 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction economics mathematics politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Are four million women really battered to death by their husbands or boyfriends each year? Does a young person commit suicide every thirteen minutes in the United States? Is methamphetamine our number one drug problem today? Alarming statistics bo...

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