| dc.creator |
Joe Swingle |
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| dc.date |
2009-07-01T00:00:00Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2015-08-12T11:18:05Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2015-08-12T11:18:05Z |
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| dc.identifier |
1936-4660 |
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| dc.identifier |
https://doaj.org/article/9db5c6c76caa41928461d8c14c459aeb |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26664 |
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| dc.description |
Best, Joel. <em>Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data</em>. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008) 144 pp. $19.95. ISBN 1-978-0-520-25746-7.Stat-Spotting is a practical, do-it-yourself manual for detecting questionable claims reported in the media. Using examples drawn mostly from mass media sources, Stat-Spotting provides readers with a number of useful tips for identifying potentially problematic statistics. The author’s skillful analyses and explanations presented in clear and concise prose make Stat-Spotting an ideal guide for anyone who reads a newspaper, watches television, or surfs the Web. In short, everyone. |
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| dc.language |
English |
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| dc.publisher |
University of South Florida Libraries |
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| dc.relation |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.2.2.7 |
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| dc.relation |
https://doaj.org/toc/1936-4660 |
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| dc.rights |
CC BY-NC |
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| dc.source |
Numeracy, Vol 2, Iss 2, p 7 (2009) |
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| dc.subject |
Special aspects of education |
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| dc.subject |
LC8-6691 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Education |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Social Sciences |
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| dc.subject |
Mathematics |
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| dc.subject |
QA1-939 |
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| dc.subject |
Science |
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| dc.subject |
Q |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Mathematics |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics |
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| dc.subject |
Special aspects of education |
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| dc.subject |
LC8-6691 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Education |
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| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Social Sciences |
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| dc.subject |
Mathematics |
|
| dc.subject |
QA1-939 |
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| dc.subject |
Science |
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| dc.subject |
Q |
|
| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Mathematics |
|
| dc.subject |
DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics |
|
| dc.subject |
Special aspects of education |
|
| dc.subject |
LC8-6691 |
|
| dc.subject |
Education |
|
| dc.subject |
L |
|
| dc.subject |
Mathematics |
|
| dc.subject |
QA1-939 |
|
| dc.subject |
Science |
|
| dc.subject |
Q |
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| dc.subject |
Special aspects of education |
|
| dc.subject |
LC8-6691 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
|
| dc.subject |
L |
|
| dc.subject |
Mathematics |
|
| dc.subject |
QA1-939 |
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| dc.subject |
Science |
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| dc.subject |
Q |
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| dc.subject |
Special aspects of education |
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| dc.subject |
LC8-6691 |
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| dc.subject |
Education |
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| dc.subject |
L |
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| dc.subject |
Mathematics |
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| dc.subject |
QA1-939 |
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| dc.subject |
Science |
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| dc.subject |
Q |
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| dc.title |
Review of <em>Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data</em> by Joel Best |
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| dc.type |
article |
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