News and numbers: a writer's guide to statistics
Cohn, Victor
Cope, Lewis
Cohn, Deborah Runkle
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 qualityand 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 INDICE: A Note to Our ReadersA Tribute to Victor CohnForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Where We Can Do BetterChapter 2: The Certainty of UncertaintyChapter 3: Testing the EvidenceChapter 4: Whats a Good StudyChapter 5: Your Questions and Peer ReviewA Guide to the Second Half of News & NumbersChapter 6: Tests and Drug TrialsChapter 7: Vital StatisticsChapter 8: Health Costs, Quality and InsuranceChapter 9: Our EnvironmentChapter 10: Writing About RisksChapter 11: PollsChapter 12: Statistical Savvy for Many Types of NewsEpilogueAppendixNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-6096-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 176
- Fecha Publicación: 12/08/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés