More Damned Lies and Statistics: How Numbers Confuse Public Issues
by Joel Best
In More Damned Lies and Statistics, Joel Best examines how numbers can mislead, confuse, or oversimplify public issues. The book offers readers a clearer way to assess statistics, question quantitative claims, and understand how numerical information influences public discussion.
About This Book
More Damned Lies and Statistics explores the ways numbers can confuse public issues.
Joel Best focuses on the interpretation and presentation of statistics in public discussion.
The book encourages readers to approach numerical claims with greater care and skepticism.
It offers a framework for thinking critically about how statistics shape perceptions of social problems and policy debates.
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