Dimensions
157 x 229 x 10mm
The third edition of News & Numbers is a clear and comprehensively updated introduction to the role, logic and language of statistics which focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics.
* Includes new sections on computer modelling, missing numbers, health care quality and its costs and risks
* Features a completely new chapter on reporting on risk
* Contains additional and updated examples throughout
* Illustrates how an understanding of statistics can help in writing about business, education, environmental policy, sports, opinion polls, crime and other topics
* Focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics
