{"product_id":"news-and-numbers-victor-cohn-9781405160964","title":"News and Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics","description":"Numbers and statistical claims dominate today's news. Politics, budgets, crime analysis, medical issues, and sports reporting all demand numbers. Now in its third edition, \u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics. It does so by helping readers answer three key questions about all scientific studies, polls, and other statistical claims: \"What can I believe?\" \"What does it mean?\" and \"How can I explain it to others?\" \u003cp\u003eUpdated throughout, this long overdue third edition brings this classic text up-to-date with the 21st century with a complete updating of examples, case studies, and stories. The text emphasises clear thinking and common sense approaches for understanding, analyzing and explaining statistics, and terms throughout the book are explained in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language. Much new material has been added to ensure the text maintains its pertinent approach to the subject, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA section on computer modelling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional chapters on risks and 'missing numbers'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated sections on health plans and insurance, including updates on President Obama's health system overhaul \u0026amp; new material on health care costs and quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Cohn, Lewis Cope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405160969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405160964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Victor Cohn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925439054079,"sku":"9781405160964","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb927346-9a47-499a-9ad1-708e17064139.jpg?v=1681077280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/news-and-numbers-victor-cohn-9781405160964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}