John H Johnson

Everydata

The Misinformation Hidden in the Little Data You Consume Every Day

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Produktbeschreibung

While everyone is talking about "big data," the truth is that understanding the "little data"--the stats that underlie newspaper headlines, stock reports, weather forecasts, and so on--is what helps you make smarter decisions at work, at home, and in every aspect of your life. The average person consumes approximately 30 gigabytes of data every single day, but has no idea how to interpret it correctly.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781629561011
• ISBN-10: 1629561010
• Artikelnr.: 43357027

Autorenporträt

John H. Johnson

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
1 Data
Data
Everywhere: An Introduction to Everydata
2 The Challenger Challenge: How Sampling Can Affect Results
3 Red State Blues: Averages and Aggregates- A Closer Look at Summary Statistics
4 Are You Smarter Than an iPhone- Using
Radiohead- Loving Republican?: Understanding Correlation Versus Causation
5 In Statistics We Trust: Is What You're Seeing True?
6 Shrinking Africa: Misrepresentation and Misinterpretation
7 Spoonfed Data: When Cherry Picking Goes Bananas
8 Predicting Disaster: Forecasting the Future
9 It's a Jungle Out There: Putting It All Together
Glossary
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author