Misused Statistics

By: Herbert Spirer, Louise Spirer

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Hardcover | 16 July 1998 | Edition Number 2

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280 Pages

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23.39 x 15.6 x 1.75

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"Revised and updated edition of a standard in the field. Alerts readers to the problems, inherent in statistical practice-illustrating the types of misused statistics with well-documented, real-world examples, nearly half new to this edition, drawn from a wide range of areas, including the media, public policy, polls and surveys, political elections and debates, advertising, science and health care, and business and economics. "

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"Outstanding reviews for a classic work that has gone into multiple printings!. . . superb. . . .this book succeeds in what it sets out to do. . ..Its strongest features are the multitude of superb examples, the excellent chapter summaries, the engaging writing style, and the consistent presentation of material at an appropriate level for general readers." ---Journal of the American Statistical Association "delightful. . . .extremely useful: delightful, with lots of everyday examples from media, politicians, elected or appointed officials." ---American Journal of Economics and Sociology "impressive. The examples used. . .are impressive in their clarity and variety. The cumulative effect is a compelling demonstration that the use and misuse of statistics are more widespread and influential in our culture that one might suppose." ---American Journal of Physical Anthropology "well-written. . . .a well-written book emphasizing understanding and reasoning." ---Technometrics "informative. . . .informative and entertaining. . .an excellent resource." ---Contemporary Sociology ." . .the second edition updates much of the earlier material with contemporary examples and includes new misuses that have appeared in the interim." ---ISI Short Book Reviews

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