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Making Sense of Data in the Media
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Artikel-Nr:
9781526447203
Veröffentl:
2019
Erscheinungsdatum:
22.11.2019
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Alasdair Rae
Gewicht:
478 g
Format:
234x166x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Andrew Bell is a Lecturer at the Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield. His research spans a wide range of social sciences and beyond, with work on social inequalities, segregation, mental health, education and more. He also investigates the performance of different quantitative methods for use in the social sciences, with a focus on multilevel models. His twitter is @andrewjdbell.
Through a series of examples of statistics in the media, this book shows you how to critically assess the presentation of data in the media, to identify what is significant and to sort verifiable conclusions from misleading claims.
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 How to make numbers sound big, or small, even when they aren't: "Is that a lot?"Chapter 3 Recognizing which numbers you should trust: "Where is the data from?"Chapter 4 Making surveys representative: "Who you gonna call?"Chapter 5 Graphics in the media and how to read them: "What does this mean?Chapter 6 Maps in the media: "Where is this happening?"Chapter 7 Mapping patterns and people: why does geography matter?Chapter 8 Understanding uncertainty in estimation: "are you sure?"Chapter 9 Ranking with league tables: "What¿s the best?"Chapter 10 When a relationship (doesn't) mean causality: "How did that happen?"Chapter 11 Surprising quirks in the media: "Is that possible?"Chapter 12 Conclusion