Misused Statistics, Second Edition (Popular Statistics)
Outstanding reviews for a classic work that has gone into multiple printings!. . . superb. . . .this book succeeds in what it sets out to do. . ..Its strongest features are the multitude of superb examples, the excellent chapter summaries, the engaging writing style, and the consistent presentation of material at an appropriate level for general readers.---Journal of the American Statistical Associationdelightful. . . .extremely useful: delightful, with lots of everyday examples from media, politicians, elected or appointed officials.---American Journal of Economics and Sociologyimpressive. The examples used. . .are impressive in their clarity and variety. The cumulative effect is a compelling demonstration that the use and misuse of statistics are more widespread and influential in our culture that one might suppose.---American Journal of Physical Anthropologywell-written. . . .a well-written book emphasizing understanding and reasoning.---Technometricsinformative. . ..informative and entertaining. . .an excellent resource.---Contemporary Sociology. . .the second edition updates much of the earlier material with contemporary examples and includes new misuses that have appeared in the interim.---ISI Short Book Reviews