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Bad data : how governments, politicians and the rest of us get misled by numbers / Georgina Sturge.
By: Sturge, Georgina [author.]
.Publisher: London : The Bridge Street Press, 2022Description: 274 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780349128610; 9780349128627.Subject(s): Statistics -- Political aspects -- Great Britain | Statistics -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- StatisticsDDC classification: 314.1
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Summary: "Our politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted? Our politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted? In BAD DATA, House of Commons Library statistician Georgina Sturge draws back the curtain on how governments of the past and present have been led astray by figures littered with inconsistency, guesswork and uncertainty."-- Provided by publisher.
People -- Asking -- Concepts -- Changes -- No data -- Models -- Uncertainty -- Final word.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 314.1 STU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 020712 |
People -- Asking -- Concepts -- Changes -- No data -- Models -- Uncertainty -- Final word.
"Our politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted? Our politicians make vital decisions and declarations every day that rely on official data. But should all statistics be trusted? In BAD DATA, House of Commons Library statistician Georgina Sturge draws back the curtain on how governments of the past and present have been led astray by figures littered with inconsistency, guesswork and uncertainty."-- Provided by publisher.