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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Cohn, Victor, 1919-2000
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Andere auteurs: Cope, Lewis, 1934-, Cohn Runkle, Deborah
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Editie:3rd ed.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Where we can do better
  • Certainty of uncertainty
  • Testing the evidence
  • What's a good study
  • Your questions and peer review
  • A guide to the second half of news & numbers
  • Tests and drug trials
  • Vital statistics
  • Health costs, quality and insurance
  • Our environment
  • Writing about risks
  • Polls
  • Statistical savvy for many types of news
  • Epilogue.