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020 a| 9781394379781q| hardback;

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050 4 a| QA279.4b| .B76 2026;

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100 1 a| Brown, Aaron,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvX6Ry8gr64WWRWkrtmHP;

245 10 a| Wrong number :b| how to extract truth from a blizzard of quantitative disinformation /c| Aaron Brown.;

246 30 a| How to extract truth from a blizzard of quantitative disinformation;

264 1 a| Hoboken, New Jersey :b| John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,c| [2026];

300 a| xvii, 396 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth From a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation shows readers how to diagnose statistical errors in journal articles and media accounts of prominent public issues. In addition to the mistakes or tricks with numbers other people use to lose the truth, this book also offers more positive material, showing how to use numbers to find truth."--Amazon.;

650 0 a| Statistical decision.;

650 0 a| Decision making.;

650 0 a| Risk assessment.;

650 0 a| Misinformation.;

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650 7 a| risk assessment.2| aat0| (CStmoGRI)aat300263660;

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Wrong number : how to extract truth from a blizzard of quantitative disinformation / Aaron Brown.

Author/creator	Brown, Aaron author.
Format	Book
Publication	Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	xvii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Statistical decision. Decision making. Risk assessment. Misinformation.

Portion of title	How to extract truth from a blizzard of quantitative disinformation
Abstract	"Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth From a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation shows readers how to diagnose statistical errors in journal articles and media accounts of prominent public issues. In addition to the mistakes or tricks with numbers other people use to lose the truth, this book also offers more positive material, showing how to use numbers to find truth."--Amazon.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781394379781 hardback
ISBN	1394379781 hardback

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