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The Data Detective
Tim Harford
Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
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The Data Detective (2021) is a smart, practical guide to understanding the ways in which statistics – and our reactions to them – distort and obscure reality. Using psychological research and illuminating examples, it reveals some of the ways our brains influence how we see data and statistics and how we draw incorrect conclusions as a result. By picking apart our cognitive biases and misconceptions, we gain the ability to see data, and in turn, the world, for what it really is.
About the author
Tim Harford is an economist, author, and presenter of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series More or Less. He writes “The Undercover Economist” column for the Financial Times and is an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. He’s written several books on economics, including The Undercover Economist and Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy.
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- News and social media addicts
- Avid consumers of scientific articles and research
- Anyone who regularly comes into contact with data or statistics
