A nontechnical, cartoon enhanced, tour of misuses of statistical information in everyday life.
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"...Campbell aims to make us less gullible with suggestions on distinguishing valid and invalid statistics. ...a useful, entertaining overview." -- Booklist
"Campbell's new book is even better than his previous one." -- Bernard Grofman, U. of California, Irvine
"What a delightful little book!" -- David Carhart, Mathemaical Sciences, Bentley College
"Campbell's new book is even better than his previous one." -- Bernard Grofman, U. of California, Irvine
"What a delightful little book!" -- David Carhart, Mathemaical Sciences, Bentley College
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Ph.D. from Columbia University
Professor Emeritus at the University of Denver
Author of two previous books published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. and Harper & Row, Inc.
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Excellent presentation of "statistics for the beginner",
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This review is from: Statistics You Can't Trust: A Friendly Guide to Clear Thinking About Statistics in Everyday Life (Paperback)
Engagingly written, with clear (and usually relevant) anecdotes, the book succeeds in the attempt to present statistics as a subject available to the amateur. I especially enjoyed the examples at the end of the book, where I could check out how well I had grasped the concepts earlier presented. So many experts barrage us with statistics that attempt to influence our viewpoints, actions, activities and votes, that it is important to be able to know whether or not the information is valid and complete. With the analysis tools provided by the author, one can more effectively decide whether or not the facts presented are valid or accurate.
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