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Statistics Behind the Headlines : ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society - A. John Bailer

Statistics Behind the Headlines

By: A. John Bailer, Rosemary Pennington

eText | 28 September 2022 | Edition Number 1

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How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news

headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent

research? What do you need to know to be a critical consumer of

the news you read? If you are looking to start developing your data

self-defense and critical news consumption skills, this book is for

you! It reflects a long-term collaboration between a statistician and

a journalist to shed light on the statistics behind the stories and

the stories behind the statistics. The only prerequisite for enjoying

this book is an interest in developing the skills and insights for

better understanding news stories that incorporate quantitative

information.

Chapters in Statistics Behind the Headlines kick off with a news

story headline and a summary of the story itself. The meat of each

chapter consists of an exploration of the statistical and journalism

concepts needed to understand the data analyzed and reported in

the story. The chapters are organized around these sections:

• What ideas will you encounter in this chapter?

• What is claimed? Is it appropriate?

• Who is claiming this?

• Why is it claimed? What makes this a story worth telling?

• Is this a good measure of impact?

• How is the claim supported?

• What evidence is reported?

• What is the quality/strength of the evidence?

• Does the claim seem reasonable?

• How does this claim fit with what is already known?

• How much does this matter?

• Considering the coverage

Chapters close with connections to the Stats + Stories podcast.

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