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Statistics Behind the Headlines

Statistics Behind the Headlines - Paperback

by A. John Bailer, Rosemary Pennington
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Availability:In StockContributor:A. John Bailer, Rosemary PenningtonSeries:Asa-CRC Statistical Reasoning in Science and SocietyPublish date:2022-09-28Pages:204
Language:EnglishPublisher:CRC PressISBN-13:9780367902520ISBN-10:367902524UPC:9780367902520Book Category:Mathematics, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Probability & Statistics, JournalismSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SC3FMSFQKA
Constructed from series of headlines and articles connected to scientific or government report. Exploration of statistical concepts in report: source of data, issues with quantifying and measuring variables/features, representation and analysis of statistical models, discussion of whether headline and article fairly captured original report.
Language:EnglishPublisher:CRC PressISBN-13:9780367902520ISBN-10:367902524UPC:9780367902520Book Category:Mathematics, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Probability & Statistics, JournalismSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SC3FMSFQKA

A. John Bailer was University Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Statistics at Miami University and an affiliate member of the Departments of Biology, Media, Journalism and Film and Sociology and Gerontology. His interests include promoting quantitative literacy and enhancing connections between statistics and journalism which resulted in the awardwinning Stats + Stories podcast that he started with journalism colleagues in 2013.

Rosemary Pennington is Associate Professor in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film at Miami University. Her research examines the ways that marginalized groups are represented in media as well as how members of such groups may use media to challenge those representations. Pennington was a public broadcasting journalist working in Athens, Ohio, and Birmingham, Alabama.


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