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Interpreting Official Statistics
Will Guy
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Description for Interpreting Official Statistics
Paperback. This work examines the official statistics produced about the current state of British society. It documents some of the ways in which information has been suppressed, manipulated and misinterpreted since 1979. It should help students realize what figures are available, and their reliability. Editor(s): Levitas, Ruth; Guy, Will. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Interpreting Official Statistics examines the official statistics produced about the current state of British society. It documents some of the ways in which information has been suppressed, manipulated and misinterpreted since 1979. This invaluable guide is designed to help students know what figures are available, and to discover when and how politicians are misusing statistics.
Data sets covered include:
* Households below average income
* Administrative and survey methods of unemployment and crime
* Population census data on ethnicity
* Data sources on women and work
* Data on the relationship between class and health, and safety at work
* ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415108362
SKU
V9780415108362
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Interpreting Official Statistics
'This book will be of tremendous value to anybody who uses Official Statistics whether as an academic or as an individual concerned about social changes in Britain.' - Radical Statistics