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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Pay attention to your emotional responses to data and information.
Chapter 3: Know when to rely on a statistical claim versus personal experience.
Chapter 4: Think carefully about what a statistic is truly measuring.
Chapter 5: Place claims in context before reaching conclusions.
Chapter 6: Recognize that even scientific research can suffer from bias.
Chapter 7: Understand that statistics and data may not apply equally to everyone.
Chapter 8: Keep a healthy skepticism toward algorithms and big data.
Chapter 9: Never underestimate how valuable and useful official statistics are.
Chapter 10: Don’t let polished-looking graphs and charts deceive you.
Chapter 11: Keep an open mind and be ready to change your views.
Description
The Data Detective (2021) is a smart, practical guide to understanding the ways in which statistics – and our reactions to them – distort and obscure reality. Using psychological research and illuminating examples, it reveals some of the ways our brains influence how we see data and statistics and how we draw incorrect conclusions as a result. By picking apart our cognitive biases and misconceptions, we gain the ability to see data, and in turn, the world, for what it really is.
Who Should Listen
- News and social media addicts
- Avid consumers of scientific articles and research
- Anyone who regularly comes into contact with data or statistics