News And Numbers - An Introduction To Statistics 3E

The third edition of News & Numbers is a clear and comprehensively updated introduction to the role, logic and language of statistics which focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics.

• Includes new sections on computer modelling, missing numbers, health care quality and its costs and risks
• Features a completely new chapter on reporting on risk
• Contains additional and updated examples throughout
• Illustrates how an understanding of statistics can help in writing about business, education, environmental policy, sports, opinion polls, crime and other topics
• Focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science, health, medicine, and politics

The late Victor Cohn, called the “Dean of Science Writers” was the prize-winning science editor and writer for The Washington Post for 25 years. He was cited as one of the top science writers by The New York Times and Newsweek, co-founded the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and served as president of the National Association of Science Writers.

Lewis Cope was science writer at the Star Tribune of Minneapolis-St. Paul for 29 years and, like Cohn, the recipient of numerous awards. Cope formerly served as president of the National Association of Science Writers.

Deborah Cohn Runkle is a Senior Program Associate at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

A Note to Our Readers
A Tribute to Victor Cohn
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Where We Can Do Better
Chapter 2: The Certainty of Uncertainty
Chapter 3: Testing the Evidence
Chapter 4: What’s a Good Study
Chapter 5: Your Questions and Peer Review
A Guide to the Second Half of News & Numbers
Chapter 6: Tests and Drug Trials
Chapter 7: Vital Statistics
Chapter 8: Health Costs, Quality and Insurance
Chapter 9: Our Environment
Chapter 10: Writing About Risks
Chapter 11: Polls
Chapter 12: Statistical Savvy for Many Types of News
Epilogue
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index