128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Contents: Preface. Averages: Ambiguous in Assorted Ways. Percentages: Machiavellian Misleaders. The Word Connection: Inflaters or Deflators. Index Numbers: The Concealers. The Fine Art of Fooling. Convenient Numbers: The Magicians. Probable Probabilities: Don't Bet on Them. The Law of Large Numbers: You Lose. Correlation: Obscure Causality. Sampling: A Few Represent Many. Questionnaires: What You Ask Is What You Get. Conclusion.
Biography
John Mauro
