News and Numbers: A Guide to Reporting Statistical Claims and Controversies in Health and Other Fields
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Book Overview
Numbers and statistical claims dominate today's news. Politics, budgets, crime analysis, medical issues, and sports reporting all demand numbers. Now in its third edition, News & Numbers focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics. It does so by helping readers answer three key questions about all scientific studies, polls, and other statistical claims: "What can I believe?" "What does it mean?" and "How can I explain it to others?"
Updated throughout, this long overdue third edition brings this classic text up-to-date with the 21st century with a complete updating of examples, case studies, and stories. The text emphasises clear thinking and common sense approaches for understanding, analyzing and explaining statistics, and terms throughout the book are explained in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language. Much new material has been added to ensure the text maintains its pertinent approach to the subject, including:
A section on computer modelling Additional chapters on risks and 'missing numbers' Updated sections on health plans and insurance, including updates on President Obama's health system overhaul & new material on health care costs and qualityFormat:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1405160969
ISBN13:9781405160964
Release Date:October 2011
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Length:198 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book is a great resource for journalists who cover health issues and report on research studies and statistics. It is also a useful tool for classroom instruction.
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