Bad Data: How Governments Politicians And The Rest Of Us Get Misled By Numbers Georgina Sturge Little Brown Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Politics -

Not All Statistics Are Created Equal Take A Look Behind The Scenes And You\ Ll Discover That Even Most Official Data Isn\ T Solid Bedrock We Think It Is It\ S Patchy Inconsistent Full Of Guesswork Uncertainty - Playing An Ever-Bigger Role In Policy Decisions Bad Takes Reader On Behind-The-Scenes Journey Guided By House Commons Library Statistician Georgina Sturge Revealing Secrets World Usually Closed Off Will Show How Governments Past Present Have Been Led Astray Explain Why So Hard To Count Measure Things Could Better Handle These Problems One Hungarian Businessman\ Bright Idea Caused Half Million People Go Missing From Uk Migration Find Out Possible For Two Politicians Disagree Over Whether Poverty Has Gone Up Or Down Using Same Numbers Both Be Right At Time Hear About Policies Like Id Cards Super-Casinos Stopping Ex-Convicts Reoffending Failed Live Their Promise Because They Were Based Shaky Σελίδες: 288 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1108 Διαστάσεις: 16X16Cm