Making sense of data in the media. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Bell, Todd Hartman, Aneta Piekut, Alasdair Rae, Mark Taylor.
• Authors: Bell, Andrew; Hartman, Todd; Piekut, Aneta; Rae, Alasdair; Taylor, Mark
• Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 How to make numbers sound big, or small, even when they aren’t: “Is that a lot?”; Chapter 3 Recognizing which numbers you should trust: “Where is the data from?”; Chapter 4 Making surveys representative: “Who you gonna call?”; Chapter 5 Graphics in the media and how to read them: “What does this mean?; Chapter 6 Maps in the media: “Where is this happening?"; Chapter 7 Mapping patterns and people: why does geography matter?; Chapter 8 Understanding uncertainty in estimation: “are you sure?”; Chapter 9 Ranking with league tables: “What's the best?"; Chapter 10 When a relationship (doesn’t) mean causality: “How did that happen?"; Chapter 11 Surprising quirks in the media: “Is that possible?"; Chapter 12 Conclusion
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 302.23; Mass media; Mass media -- Statistical methods
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526493002
• Related ISBNs: 9781526447197; 9781526447203
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