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Title
How to cheat with statistics - and get away with it
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Meissner, Gunter, 1957- (Author)
Subject
Mathematical statistics (LCSH)
Statistics--Methodology (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: QA276 .M3985 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 001.4/22 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng20220328)
Supplementary Content
bibliography
Content
text
Summary
"The book explains how to identify and catch statistical cheaters. The author came across many weaknesses and flaws in statistics through 30 years of teaching. These weaknesses allow a malevolent researcher to manipulate the inputs, the calculations, and the reporting of results to derive a desired outcome. This book should be valuable to everyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the weaknesses in statistics and learn how to evaluate statistical research to catch a statistical cheater! The math is explained in simple terms and should be easy to follow. In addition, the book comes with 18 Excel spreadsheets and 7 Python codes. There are also questions and problems at the end of each chapter, which should facilitate the usage in a classroom. Answers to the questions and problems are available to instructors upon request"-- Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Input manipulation
Manipulating statistical calculations
'Creative reporting', i.e., distorting outputs.
Authorized Access Point
Meissner, Gunter, 1957- How to cheat with statistics - and get away with it
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