Interpreting Official Statistics
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- Synopsis
- Interpreting Official Statistics examines the official statistics produced about the current state of British society. It documents some of the ways in which information has been suppressed, manipulated and misinterpreted since 1979. This invaluable guide is designed to help students know what figures are available, and to discover when and how politicians are misusing statistics.Data sets covered include:* Households below average income* Administrative and survey methods of unemployment and crime* Population census data on ethnicity* Data sources on women and work* Data on the relationship between class and health, and safety at work* New data sources on disability* Labour Force Survey.
- Copyright:
- 1996
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134840045
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203993477, 9780415108362, 9780415108355, 9780415108355, 9780415108362
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 07/04/20
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Will Guy
- Edited by:
- Ruth Levitas