Stat-spotting: a field guide to identifying dubious data
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Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008].
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Book
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132 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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9780520257467, 0520257464
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Best, J. (2008). Stat-spotting: a field guide to identifying dubious data. Berkeley, University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Best, Joel. 2008. Stat-spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data. Berkeley, University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Best, Joel, Stat-spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data. Berkeley, University of California Press, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Best, Joel. Stat-spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data. Berkeley, University of California Press, 2008.
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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