Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data

by Joel Best

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Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data offers a clear introduction to questioning statistics and examining data more carefully. Joel Best’s guide is suited to readers seeking practical perspective on how numbers are presented, interpreted, and used in everyday arguments and public discussion.

ISBN-13 9780520279988 ASIN 0520279980 Views 195 Publisher University of California Press Year 2013 Edition First Edition, Updated and Expanded Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 160 Adult No Created June 16, 2026 Updated October 15, 2026

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Stat-Spotting is a guide to identifying dubious data and approaching statistics with greater care.

Joel Best focuses on the challenges of recognizing questionable numbers and evaluating the claims built around them.

The book offers a useful starting point for readers who want to become more attentive and informed consumers of data.

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