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Everydata : the misinformation hidden in the little data you consume every day. Why your gas tank isn't empty, you're not better than average, and Africa is bigger than you think / John H. Johnson, PhD, and Mike Gluck

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Busines. Social sciencesPublisher: Brookline, MA : Bibliomotion, 2016Edition: 1a edDescription: xiii, 206 p. ; 254 cmISBN:
  • 9781629561011
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HB139 J64 2016
Contents:
Data, data everywhere: an introduction to everydata -- The Challenger challenge: how sampling can affect results -- Red state blues: averages and aggregates-- a closer look at summary statistics -- Are you smarter than an iPhone-using, radiohead-loving Republican?: understanding correlation versus causation -- In statistics we trust: is what you're seeing true? -- Shrinking Africa: misrepresentation and misinterpretation -- Spoonfed data: when cherry picking goes bananas -- Predicting disaster: forecasting the future -- It's a jungle out there: putting it all together.
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Data, data everywhere: an introduction to everydata -- The Challenger challenge: how sampling can affect results -- Red state blues: averages and aggregates-- a closer look at summary statistics -- Are you smarter than an iPhone-using, radiohead-loving Republican?: understanding correlation versus causation -- In statistics we trust: is what you're seeing true? -- Shrinking Africa: misrepresentation and misinterpretation -- Spoonfed data: when cherry picking goes bananas -- Predicting disaster: forecasting the future -- It's a jungle out there: putting it all together.

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