Statistics Behind The Headlines

Author : A. John Bailer,Rosemary Pennington
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1003023401

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Statistics Behind the Headlines by A. John Bailer,Rosemary Pennington Pdf

How do you learn about what's going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to know to be a critical consumer of the news you read? If you are looking to start developing your data self-defense and critical news consumption skills, this book is for you! It reflects a long-term collaboration between a statistician and a journalist to shed light on the statistics behind the stories and the stories behind the statistics. The only prerequisite for enjoying this book is an interest in developing the skills and insights for better understanding news stories that incorporate quantitative information. Chapters in Statistics Behind the Headlines kick off with a news story headline and a summary of the story itself. The meat of each chapter consists of an exploration of the statistical and journalism concepts needed to understand the data analyzed and reported in the story. The chapters are organized around these sections: What ideas will you encounter in this chapter? What is claimed? Is it appropriate? Who is claiming this? Why is it claimed? What makes this a story worth telling? Is this a good measure of impact? How is the claim supported? What evidence is reported? What is the quality/strength of the evidence? Does the claim seem reasonable? How does this claim fit with what is already known? How much does this matter? Considering the coverage Chapters close with connections to the Stats + Stories podcast.

Author : A. John Bailer,Rosemary Pennington
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781000702613

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Statistics Behind the Headlines by A. John Bailer,Rosemary Pennington Pdf

How do you learn about what’s going on in the world? Did a news headline grab your attention? Did a news story report on recent research? What do you need to know to be a critical consumer of the news you read? If you are looking to start developing your data self-defense and critical news consumption skills, this book is for you! It reflects a long-term collaboration between a statistician and a journalist to shed light on the statistics behind the stories and the stories behind the statistics. The only prerequisite for enjoying this book is an interest in developing the skills and insights for better understanding news stories that incorporate quantitative information. Chapters in Statistics Behind the Headlines kick off with a news story headline and a summary of the story itself. The meat of each chapter consists of an exploration of the statistical and journalism concepts needed to understand the data analyzed and reported in the story. The chapters are organized around these sections: What ideas will you encounter in this chapter? What is claimed? Is it appropriate? Who is claiming this? Why is it claimed? What makes this a story worth telling? Is this a good measure of impact? How is the claim supported? What evidence is reported? What is the quality/strength of the evidence? Does the claim seem reasonable? How does this claim fit with what is already known? How much does this matter? Considering the coverage Chapters close with connections to the Stats + Stories podcast.

Author : Robert de Vries
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350314375

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Critical Statistics by Robert de Vries Pdf

Awarded the 2019 Most Promising New Textbook Award by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association. This accessible and entertaining new textbook provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to understand the barrage of numbers encountered in their everyday lives and studies. Almost all the statistics in the news, on social media or in scientific reports are based on just a few core concepts, including measurement (ensuring we count the right thing), causation (determining whether one thing causes another) and sampling (using just a few people to understand a whole population). By explaining these concepts in plain language, without complex mathematics, this book prepares students to meet the statistical world head on and to begin their own quantitative research projects. Ideal for students facing statistical research for the first time, or for anyone interested in understanding more about the numbers in the news, this textbook helps students to see beyond the headlines and behind the numbers.

Author : Lodewijk Bos,Denis Carroll,Luis Kun,Andrew Marsh,Laura M. Roa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642150517

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Future Visions on Biomedicine and Bioinformatics 1 by Lodewijk Bos,Denis Carroll,Luis Kun,Andrew Marsh,Laura M. Roa Pdf

Swamy Laxminarayan was an outstanding researcher active in many diverse fields of science and technology. This liber amicorum in memory of Swamy Laxminarayan collects Medical and Biological Engineering and Informatics contributions to the Safety and Security of Individuals and Society. The authors are renowned scientists and the aim of their writing is to recall the enormous personal and scientific achievement of Swamy Laxminarayan.

Author : Juergen Maasz,John O’Donoghue
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460915437

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Real-World Problems for Secondary School Mathematics Students by Juergen Maasz,John O’Donoghue Pdf

This is a book full of ideas for introducing real world problems into mathematics classrooms and assisting teachers and students to benefit from the experience. Taken as a whole these contributions provide a rich resource for mathematics teachers and their students that is readily available in a single volume. Nowadays there is a universal emphasis on teaching for understanding, motivating students to learn mathematics and using real world problems to improve the mathematics experience of school students. However, using real world problems in mathematics classrooms places extra demands on teachers in terms of extra-mathematical knowledge e.g. knowledge of the area of applications, and pedagogical knowledge. Care must also be taken to avoid overly complex situations and applications. Papers in this collection offer a practical perspective on these issues, and more. While many papers offer specific well worked out lesson type ideas, others concentrate on the teacher knowledge needed to introduce real world applications of mathematics into the classroom. We are confident that mathematics teachers who read the book will find a myriad of ways to introduce the material into their classrooms whether in ways suggested by the contributing authors or in their own ways, perhaps through mini-projects or extended projects or practical sessions or enquiry based learning. We are happy if they do! This book is written for mathematics classroom teachers and their students, mathematics teacher educators, and mathematics teachers in training at pre-service and in-service phases of their careers.

Author : Alberto Cairo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119797395

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The Art of Insight by Alberto Cairo Pdf

Learn how expert data visualization designers reason about their craft In The Art of Insight: How Great Visualization Designers Think, renowned visualization designer and educator Alberto Cairo, in conversation with several leaders in the field, delivers an inspiring exploration of how they make design choices. The book is a celebration of visualization, and a personal journey that dives into subjects like: How the professional background and life experiences of every designer shape their choices of what to visualize and how to visualize it. What designers from different countries and cultures, and working in different fileds, such as data art, data analytics, or data journalism, have in common, or how they differ from each other. How designers reflect on research, ethical reasoning, and also aesthetic judgments, to make decisions such as selecting the most appropriate ways to encode data, or the most appealing visual style. Perfect for data scientists and data journalists, The Art of Insight will also inspire artists, analysts, statisticians, and any other professional who uses data visualizations.

Author : David Downing
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761431772

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Afghanistan by David Downing Pdf

Examines Afghanistan, its history, conflicts, and the reasons why it is currently in the news.

Author : Mike O'Donnell,Sue Sharpe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134741403

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Uncertain Masculinities by Mike O'Donnell,Sue Sharpe Pdf

In this era of rapid and unsettling change, boys now more than ever face difficulties in establishing their self-image and status. In this original and challenging study Mike O'Donnell and Sue Sharpe explore how teenage boys from white, African-Caribbean and Asian backgrounds negotiate contemporary uncertainties to construct their gender identities. Drawing theoretical insights about how class, race and ethnicity critically affect the formulation of masculinities throughout, the authors examine: * the discrepancies between boys and girls' attitudes and expectations * the split between boys' formal acceptance of politically correct ideas and their informal behaviour amongst the peer group * boys' leisure pursuits including involvement in illegal activities and their selective identification with global youth culture. Uncertain Masculinities is a fascinating account of the complexity of contemporary boys' identities and will be of use to students of the sociology of youth and of gender studies.

Author : Alex Forsythe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000379648

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The Psychology Student’s Career Survival Guide by Alex Forsythe Pdf

The Psychology Student’s Career Survival Guide is designed to aid students in identifying their ideal career pathway and imbue them with the right tools and skills to not only achieve their desired job but to progress and thrive within the workplace. The first half of the book focuses on how to find and get a suitable job. The remaining chapters explore gaining success in the workplace in terms of personal growth, navigating criticism, workplace relations and the critical job assignments that every graduate should pursue. Forsythe, an experienced organisational psychologist, helps students recognise and apply the acquired psychological skill set to develop a personal brand, increase personal visibility and develop professional networks. This smooths the transition from university into the world of work by developing effective working practices that will support personal performance and that of the workplace. This book can also serve as a practical guide for academics looking to bridge the gap between the developing student at university and demands of their future employers. It explicitly calls for vocational elements such as communication, team-working, goal setting and planning within the curriculum. This engaging book comes with an abundance of resources to support students' individual development and to help academics run workshops. These resources include tool kits which include self-diagnostic tools and strengths finders, networking skill development, job search strategies, difficult interview questions, personal branding and so on. This is an essential text for psychology students at all levels looking for employability guidance and for psychology academics who are seeking supportive resources and guidance on helping students achieve their career ambitions.

Author : Paul Mason
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761431802

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Iraq by Paul Mason Pdf

Iraq has been in the news regularly since 1980. Then, its leader Saddam Hussein launched a war against neighboring Iran. Ever since, Iraqis have been in conflict with either their neighbors or each other. Iraq tells the story of this ancient land, and the conflicts that have made life so difficult for its people. Book jacket.

Author : A. J. Jaffe,Herbert F. Spirer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UCSC:32106007720201

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Misused Statistics by A. J. Jaffe,Herbert F. Spirer Pdf

Author : Cook, Stephen,Mason, Tania
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447359906

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What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? by Cook, Stephen,Mason, Tania Pdf

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold early in 2020, charities were among the first to respond to the resulting social and economic distress. But recent scandals and a more critical climate have overshadowed the vital role they play. What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? rebalances the debate, using case studies and interviews to illustrate how charities support people and communities, foster heritage and culture and pioneer responses to crucial social, ethical and environmental questions. It also sets the historical context, examines cases that have attracted criticisms, analyses the political response and considers how the governance, transparency and independence of charities could be improved. Charities at their best are the conscience of society and benefit most people at some point in their lives. This book brings to life the breadth and depth of their work and the contribution they make to social progress.

Author : David Downing
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761431799

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Iran by David Downing Pdf

Iran is torn between the ways of Islam and the Western world. Disputes over how the country should be run and the control of its rich supply of oil have often turned to violence that has hit the news. Iran follows this nation's long and continuing struggle, exploring the beliefs, hopes, and fears of the many people involved. Book jacket.

Author : David A. Hughes
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031418501

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“Covid-19,” Psychological Operations, and the War for Technocracy by David A. Hughes Pdf

Author : Tom Chivers,David Chivers
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1474619975

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How to Read Numbers by Tom Chivers,David Chivers Pdf