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Cohn, Victor

News and Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics

Cohn, Victor - News and Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics, ebook

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The third edition of News & Numbers is a clear and comprehensively updated introduction to the role, logic and language of statistics which focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics.
  • Includes new sections on computer modelling, missing numbers, health care quality and its costs and risks
  • Features a completely new chapter on reporting on risk
  • Contains additional and updated examples throughout
  • Illustrates how an understanding of statistics can help in writing about business, education, environmental policy, sports, opinion polls, crime and other topics
  • Focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics

Keywords: Journalism, Statistics, polling, reporting, newswriting, journalism, health, analysis

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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2011
Language
en
Edition
3
Page amount
176 pages
Category
General Works
Format
Ebook
eISBN (ePUB)
9781444344349
Printed ISBN
9781405160964

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