Books by Joel Best
Damned Lies and Statistics
by Joel Best
There is a nice quote from Best that all statistics are social products, the results of people’s efforts. He says you should always ask, “Why was this statistic created?”
Interviews where books by Joel Best were recommended
The best books on Statistics and Risk, recommended by David Spiegelhalter
Every statistic is the result of someone’s work, and we’d do well to ask ourselves why it was created. That way, says the statistician, we have a better chance of working out when dangers are being overstated and data misused
