{"product_id":"errors-blunders-and-lies-how-to-tell-the-difference-9781498795784","title":"Errors, Blunders, and Lies: How to Tell the Difference","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world that is not quite \"right.\" The central tenet of statistical inquiry is that \u003ci\u003eObservation = Truth + Error\u003c\/i\u003e because even the most careful of scientific investigations have always been bedeviled by uncertainty. Our attempts to measure things are plagued with small errors. Our attempts to understand our world are blocked by blunders. And, unfortunately, in some cases, people have been known to lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this long-awaited follow-up to his well-regarded bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Tasting Tea, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Salsburg opens a door to the amazing widespread use of statistical methods by looking at historical examples of errors, blunders and lies from areas as diverse as archeology, law, economics, medicine, psychology, sociology, Biblical studies, history, and war-time espionage. In doing so, he shows how, upon closer statistical investigation, errors and blunders often lead to useful information. And how statistical methods have been used to uncover falsified data. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Edmund Halley's examination of the Transit of Venus and ending with a discussion of how many tanks Rommel had during the Second World War, the author invites the reader to come along on this easily accessible and fascinating journey of how to identify the nature of errors, minimize the effects of blunders, and figure out who the liars are. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David S. Salsburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Asa-CRC Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498795784","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45486764949641,"sku":"9781498795784","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_de7abc18-fc92-482a-a836-5f74fba48202.jpg?v=1775543343","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/errors-blunders-and-lies-how-to-tell-the-difference-9781498795784","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}