{"product_id":"news-and-numbers-9781405160964","title":"News and Numbers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumbers and statistical claims dominate today''s news. Politics, budgets, crime analysis, medical issues, and sports reporting all demand numbers. Now in its third edition, \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e 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?  \u003cp\u003eUpdated 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:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note to Our Readers vii  \u003cp\u003eA Tribute to Victor Cohn, 1919–2000 ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Sources xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Learning the Basics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Guide to Part I of \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Where We Can Do Better 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Certainty of Uncertainty 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Testing the Evidence 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 What Makes a Good Study? 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Your Questions and Peer Review 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Now Down to Specifics 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Guide to Part II of \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Tests and Drug Trials 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Vital Statistics 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Health Costs, Quality, and Insurance 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Our Environment 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Writing About Risks 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Polls 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Statistical Savvy for Many Types of News 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 173\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407895667031,"sku":"9781405160964","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405160964.jpg?v=1730500883","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/news-and-numbers-9781405160964","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}