Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
by Joel Best
Joel Best’s Damned Lies and Statistics explores how numbers circulate through the media, politics, and activism. Centered on the challenge of untangling statistics from their surrounding claims, this book offers readers a focused introduction to thinking more carefully about numerical information in public life.
About This Book
Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best explores the relationship between statistics and the ways numbers are presented in public life.
The book focuses on statistics associated with the media, politicians, and activists, as indicated by its subtitle.
Its central concern is untangling numbers from the claims and contexts surrounding them.
This work is suited to readers interested in statistics, public communication, and the interpretation of numerical information.
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