Misuse, misrepresentation, and politicization of statistics in american society, the
Auteur :
Parker, Robert E.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781793625540
Date de publication :
10 janv. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
231 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book examines the measurement efforts of several government agencies responsible for some of the most widely watched social indicators on unemployment, life expectancy, crime, and population. It argues these official statistics are dubious at best, not so much objective barometers of social life but socially-constructed metrics.