A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed

by Lawrence Hubert and Howard Wainer

Book Overview

Lauded for their contributions to statistics, psychology, and psychometrics, the authors make statistical methods relevant to readers' day-to-day lives by including real historical situations that demonstrate the role of statistics in reasoning and decision making. The historical vignettes encompass the English case of Sally Clark, breast cancer screening, risk and gambling, the Federal Rules of Evidence, "high-stakes" testing, regulatory issues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439873682
• ISBN13: 9781439873687
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"