Page 24 - Statistics for Dummies

In this part . . .
hen you turn on the TV or open a newspaper,
Wyou’re bombarded with numbers, charts, graphs,
and statistical results. From today’s poll to the latest
major medical breakthroughs, the numbers just keep com-
ing. Yet much of the statistical information you’re asked
to consume is actually wrong — by accident or even by
design. How is a person to know what to believe? By doing
a lot of good detective work.
This part helps awaken the statistical sleuth that lies
within you by exploring how statistics affect your every-
day life and your job, how bad much of the information
out there really is, and what you can do about it. This part
also helps you get up to speed with some useful statistical
jargon.

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