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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Preface

INTRODUCTION The Worst Social Statistic Ever

1 THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL STATISTICS

2 SOFT FACTS Sources of Bad Statistics

3 MUTANT STATISTICS Methods for Mangling Numbers

4 APPLES AND ORANGES Inappropriate Comparisons

5 STAT WARS Conflicts over Social Statistics

6 THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL STATISTICS The Critical Approach

Afterword

Notes

Index