TY - BOOK AU - Best,Joel TI - More damned lies and statistics: how numbers confuse public issues SN - 0520238303 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HM535 .B474 2004 U1 - 303.3/8 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Sociology KW - Statistical methods KW - Social problems KW - Social indicators N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index; Missing numbers -- Confusing numbers -- Scary numbers -- Authoritative numbers -- Magical numbers -- Contentious numbers -- Toward statistical literacy? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/2003028076.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal051/2003028076.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003028076.html ER -