Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists, Hardcover - Joel Best

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Publisher: Citadel Press Inc., U.S.Author(s): Joel SchwartzIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022...

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A short, practical, timely guide to the tools you need to understand the numbers we read in the news everyday - and how we often get them wrong

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