A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World (Record no. 106950)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780241240007 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 153.42 |
| Item number | LEV |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Levitin, Daniel |
| 9 (RLIN) | 10748 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2016 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 292p |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Part I: Evaluating Numbers<br/>1. Plausibility<br/>2. Fun with Averages<br/>3. Axis Shenanigans<br/>4. Hijinks with How Numbers Are Reported<br/>5. How Numbers Are Collected<br/>6. Probabilities<br/><br/>Part II: Evaluating Words<br/>7. How Do We Know?<br/>8. Identifying Expertise<br/>9. Overlooked, Undervalued Alternative Explanations<br/><br/>Part III: Evaluating the World<br/>10. How Science Works<br/>11. Logical Fallacies<br/>12. Knowing What You Don't Know<br/>13. Bayesian Thinking in Science and in Court<br/>14. Four Case Studies |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Critical Thinking |
| 9 (RLIN) | 9327 |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Reasoning |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20530 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Book |
| Call number prefix | 153.42 |
| Call number suffix | LEV |
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