Flaws and fallacis in statistical thinking /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Stephen Kent
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Printice-Hall, 1974
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. Dangers of statistical ignorance
  • 3. Meaningless statistics
  • 4. Far-fetched estimates
  • 5. Cheating charts
  • 6. Accommodating averages
  • 7. Ignoring dispersion
  • 8. Puffing up a point with percents
  • 9. Improper comparisons
  • 10. Jumping to conclusions
  • 11. Faulty thinking about probability
  • 12. Faulty induction
  • 13. Relationships
  • 14. Leftovers
  • 15. Assorted examples to think about.