Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists by Joel Best

Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

Joel Best

nonfiction mathematics politics science challenging informative medium-paced

199 pages | first published 1998

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Does the number of children gunned down double each year? Does anorexia kill 150,000 young women annually? Do white males account for only a sixth of new workers? Startling statistics shape our thinking about social issues. But all too often, thes...
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