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082 0 4 _a519.5
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100 1 _aChivers, Tom
_c(Science writer)
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aHow to read numbers :
_ba guide to statistics in the news (and knowing when to trust them) /
_cTom Chivers, David Chivers.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bWeidenfeld & Nicolson,
_c2021.
300 _a200 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aEvery day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world; the best tool we have. But in the wrong hands, they can be dangerous. This book will help you spot common mistakes and tricks that can mislead you into thinking that small numbers are big, or unimportant changes are important. It will show you how the numbers you read are made - you'll learn about how surveys with small or biased samples can generate wrong answers, and why ice cream doesn't cause drownings. We are surrounded by numbers and data, and it has never been more important to separate the good from the bad, the true from the false. HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vital guide that will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news - and, just as importantly, when not to. -- $c Provided by publisher.
650 0 2 _aStatistics.
650 0 _aStatistics.
650 0 _aMass media
_xStatistics.
650 7 _aStatistics.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01132103
700 1 _aChivers, David,
_d1987-
_eauthor.
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