News & numbers a writer's guide to statistics / Victor Cohn, Lewis Cope ; with Deborah Cohn Runkle.
| Author/creator | Cohn, Victor, 1919- |
| Other author | Cope, Lewis, 1934- |
| Other author | Cohn Runkle, Deborah. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, |
| Description | xv, 181 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | News and numbers |
| Contents | Where we can do better -- Certainty of uncertainty -- Testing the evidence -- What's a good study -- Your questions and peer review -- a guide to the second half of news & numbers -- Tests and drug trials -- Vital statistics -- Health costs, quality and insurance -- Our environment -- Writing about risks -- Polls -- Statistical savvy for many types of news -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-172) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011017059 |
| ISBN | 9781444361889 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780470671344 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405160964 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |