How to Read Numbers - Tom Chivers, David Chivers - 2021 (Politics) [Audiobook] (miok)

How to Read Numbers - Tom Chivers, David Chivers - 2021
A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them)



By: Tom Chivers, David Chivers
Narrated by: Tom Chivers, David Chivers
Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 03-18-21
Language: English
Categories: Politics & Government
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format: mp3 64/48 stereo

Note: This torrent includes the accompanying reference material (pdf).



Statistics rule our world. Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on a statistic in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'red wine protects against cancer'.

The trouble is, statistics, when used carelessly, are dangerous. They are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world; the best tool we have. But in the hands of unscrupulous, careless or simply clueless people, they can easily be used to tell stories that are misleading or even flat-out false. This audiobook is a guide to how and when to trust them - and perhaps more importantly, when not to.


©2020 David Chivers and Tom Chivers (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group





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