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.) |