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Author Best, Joel.

Title More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues / Joel Best.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2004]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  303.38 B561M    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.
Contents Missing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Magical numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy?
Subject Sociology -- Statistical methods.
Social problems -- Statistical methods.
Social indicators.
ISBN 0520238303 cloth alkaline paper
9780520238305 cloth alkaline paper
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