ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society

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Errors, Blunders, and Lies Resumen del editor

We live in a world that is not quite "right." The central tenet of statistical inquiry is that Observation = Truth + Error because even the most careful of scientific investigations have always been bedeviled by uncertainty. Our attempts to measure things are plagued with small errors. Our attempts to understand our world are blocked by blunders. And, unfortunately, in some cases, people have been known to lie.

In this long-awaited follow-up to his well-regarded bestseller, The Lady Tasting Tea, David Salsburg opens a door to the amazing widespread use of statistical methods by looking at historical examples of errors, blunders and lies from areas as diverse as archeology, law, economics, medicine, psychology, sociology, Biblical studies, history, and war-time espionage. In doing so, he shows how, upon closer statistical investigation, errors and blunders often lead to useful information. And how statistical methods have been used to uncover falsified data.

Beginning with Edmund Halley’s examination of the Transit of Venus and ending with a discussion of how many tanks Rommel had during the Second World War, the author invites the reader to come along on this easily accessible and fascinating journey of how to identify the nature of errors, minimize the effects of blunders, and figure out who the liars are.
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  • Libro 1

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  • Libro 2

    Diseño de la portada del título Visualizing Baseball (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • Visualizing Baseball (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Jim Albert


  • Libro 3

    Diseño de la portada del título Data Visualization: Charts, Maps, and Interactive Graphics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Rea

    • Data Visualization: Charts, Maps, and Interactive Graphics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Robert Grant


  • Libro 4

    Diseño de la portada del título Improving Your NCAA® Bracket with Statistics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in

    • Improving Your NCAA® Bracket with Statistics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Tom Adams


  • Libro 5

    Diseño de la portada del título Statistics and Health Care Fraud: How to Save Billions

    • Statistics and Health Care Fraud: How to Save Billions

    • De: Tahir Ekin


  • Libro 6

    Diseño de la portada del título Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science an

    • Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Sharon L. Lohr


  • Libro 7

    Diseño de la portada del título Measuring Society (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • Measuring Society (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Chaitra H. Nagaraja


  • Libro 8

    Diseño de la portada del título Monitoring the Health of Populations by Tracking Disease Outbreaks: Saving Humanity from the

    • Monitoring the Health of Populations by Tracking Disease Outbreaks: Saving Humanity from the Next Plague (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Steven E Rigdon


  • Libro 9

    Diseño de la portada del título Debunking Seven Terrorism Myths Using Statistics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in

    • Debunking Seven Terrorism Myths Using Statistics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Andre Python


  • Libro 10

    Diseño de la portada del título Achieving Product Reliability: A Key to Business Success (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reaso

    • Achieving Product Reliability: A Key to Business Success (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Necip Doganaksoy


  • Libro 11

    Diseño de la portada del título Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Sc

    • Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Claire McKay Bowen


  • Libro 12

    Diseño de la portada del título Backseat Driver: The Role of Data in Great Car Safety Debates (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical

    • Backseat Driver: The Role of Data in Great Car Safety Debates (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)

    • De: Norma Faris Hubele


  • Libro 13

    Diseño de la portada del título Statistics Behind the Headlines