Bøger i ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society serien

In this follow-up to the author's bestselling classic, "The Lady Tasting Tea," David Salsburg takes a fresh and insightful look at the history of statistical development by examing errors, blunders and outright lies in many different models taken from a variety of fields including economics, biology, physics and sports.

A collection of graphs will be used to explore the game of baseball. Graphical displays will be used to show how measures of batting and pitching performance have changed over time, to explore the career trajectories of players, to understand the importance of the pitch count, and to see the patterns of speed, movement, and location of different types of pitches. Each chapter would consist of a series of graphs together with paragraphs of description and explanation so the reader fully understands the variables, any statistical methods, and the message communicated by the graphic.

In this follow-up to the author's bestselling classic, "The Lady Tasting Tea," David Salsburg takes a fresh and insightful look at the history of statistical development by examing errors, blunders and outright lies in many different models taken from a variety of fields including economics, biology, physics and sports.

The book will cover a number of legal cases where statistical evidence helped to clarify the issues, determine the relevance and value of evidence, and understand the application of the relevant law to particular situations. It will explain the role of data and the analysis of data in public policy formulation and application in such fields as employment, education, health, the environment, finance, and criminal justice. The book will be organized in chapters that can stand alone but as a whole also will demonstrate the need for statistical thinking and practice to play a central role in enhancing public understanding of strategic planning and implementation of the legal system.

"This book is a short, accessible guide to six topics: jobs, house prices, inequality, prices for goods and services, poverty, and deprivation. Each relates to concepts we use on a personal level to form an understanding of the society in which we live: We need a job, a place to live, and food to eat."--