{"product_id":"the-data-detective-ten-easy-rules-to-make-sense-of-statistics-paperback","title":"The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Harford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics\" (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in \u003ci\u003eThe Data Detective\u003c\/i\u003e. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics--we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often \"the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us.\" If we can toss aside our fears and learn to approach them clearly--understanding how our own preconceptions lead us astray--statistics can point to ways we can live better and work smarter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As \"perhaps the best popular economics writer in the world\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e), Tim Harford is an expert at taking complicated ideas and untangling them for millions of readers. In \u003ci\u003eThe Data Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, he uses new research in science and psychology to set out ten strategies for using statistics to erase our biases and replace them with new ideas that use virtues like patience, curiosity, and good sense to better understand ourselves and the world. As a result, \u003ci\u003eThe Data Detective\u003c\/i\u003e is a big-idea book about statistics and human behavior that is fresh, unexpected, and insightful.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Harford is an award-winning columnist, broadcaster, and economist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMessy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the million-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Undercover Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the host of the \u003ci\u003eCautionary Tales \u003c\/i\u003epodcast. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and in 2019 he was awarded an OBE for services to improving economic understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964707537197,"sku":"9780593084663","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-data-detective-ten-easy-rules-to-make-sense-of-statistics-paperback-1349377.webp?v=1775475258","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-data-detective-ten-easy-rules-to-make-sense-of-statistics-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}