ABSTRACT

"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 election

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|14 pages

Setting the Stage:Categories of Misuses

chapter 3|10 pages

Know the Subject Matter

chapter 4|18 pages

Definitions

chapter 5|20 pages

Quality of Basic Data

chapter 6|22 pages

Graphics and Presentation

chapter 7|32 pages

Methodology: A Brief Review

chapter 8|18 pages

Faulty Interpretation

chapter 9|18 pages

Surveys and Polls: Getting the Data

chapter 10|16 pages

Surveys and Polls:Analyzing the Data

chapter 11|12 pages

The Law of Parsimony: Ockham's Razor

chapter 13|16 pages

Ectoplastistics

chapter 14|16 pages

The Body Politic:Governments and Politicians

chapter 15|2 pages

Afterword