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Flaws and Fallacies in Statistical Thinking

✍ Scribed by Stephen Kent Campbell


Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Leaves
224
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


Nontechnical survey helps improve ability to judge statistical evidence and to make better-informed decisions. Discusses common pitfalls: unrealistic estimates, improper comparisons, premature conclusions, and faulty thinking about probability. 1974 edition.


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