"Explore Billig and Marinho's highly original study of politicians misusing statistics, misleading the public, and manipulating statisticians. This book also highlights how the British and French statistical agencies aim to combat this increasingly serious problem. Tailored for all audiences, it is a clearly written, insightful, and witty work"--
"Explore Billig and Marinho's highly original study of politicians misusing statistics, misleading the public, and manipulating statisticians. This book also highlights how the British and French statistical agencies aim to combat this increasingly serious problem. Tailored for all audiences, it is a clearly written, insightful, and witty work"--
Michael Billig is Emeritus Professor at Loughborough University. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and received the British Psychological Society's 2023 award for Lifetime Achievement.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The rise of statistics 3. Different ways of manipulating 4. Donald trump: master manipulator 5. Manipulating statistics and statisticians 6. Establishing a statistical authority in Britain 7. Establishing a statistical authority in France 8. Gérald Darmanin: populism against statistics 9. Boris Johnson: untruthful words and numbers 10. How a manipulated covid target was exposed 11. Final comments Notes Index.
Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The rise of statistics 3. Different ways of manipulating 4. Donald trump: master manipulator 5. Manipulating statistics and statisticians 6. Establishing a statistical authority in Britain 7. Establishing a statistical authority in France 8. Gérald Darmanin: populism against statistics 9. Boris Johnson: untruthful words and numbers 10. How a manipulated covid target was exposed 11. Final comments Notes Index.
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