More Damned Lies and Statistics: How Numbers Confuse Public Issues
by Joel Best
Joel Best examines how statistics influence public conversations and why numerical claims can be misleading or confusing. More Damned Lies and Statistics offers a thoughtful guide to questioning, interpreting, and understanding numbers when they appear in debates about important social and public issues.
About This Book
More Damned Lies and Statistics explores the ways numbers can shape—and sometimes confuse—public discussions.
Joel Best focuses on the interpretation and presentation of statistics in debates about social issues.
The book encourages readers to question apparently simple numerical claims and consider how statistics are used in context.
It offers an accessible perspective on evaluating numbers more carefully in everyday public discourse.
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