Statistical deception at work

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العنوان: Statistical deception at work
المؤلفون: Mauro, John
بيانات النشر: Taylor and Francis
سنة النشر: 2013
المجموعة: CERN Document Server (CDS)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Mathematical Physics and Mathematics
الوصف: Written to reveal statistical deceptions often thrust upon unsuspecting journalists, this book views the use of numbers from a public perspective. Illustrating how the statistical naivete of journalists often nourishes quantitative misinformation, the author's intent is to make journalists more critical appraisers of numerical data so that in reporting them they do not deceive the public. The book frequently uses actual reported examples of misused statistical data reported by mass media and describes how journalists can avoid being taken in by them. Because reports of survey findings seldom g
نوع الوثيقة: other/unknown material
اللغة: English
العلاقة: http://cds.cern.ch/record/2123983Test; oai:cds.cern.ch:2123983
الإتاحة: http://cds.cern.ch/record/2123983Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.18866CE8
قاعدة البيانات: BASE