How To Cheat With Statistics - And Get Away With It: From Data Snooping Over Kitchen Sink Regression To "Creative Reporting"
Author | : Gunter Meissner |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2022-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789811251733 |
ISBN-13 | : 9811251738 |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The book explains how to identify and catch statistical cheaters. The author came across many weaknesses and flaws in statistics through 30 years of teaching. These weaknesses allow a malevolent researcher to manipulate the inputs, the calculations, and the reporting of results to derive a desired outcome.This book should be valuable to everyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the weaknesses in statistics and learn how to evaluate statistical research to catch a statistical cheater!The math is explained in simple terms and should be easy to follow. In addition, the book comes with 18 Excel spreadsheets and 7 Python codes. There are also questions and problems at the end of each chapter, which should facilitate the usage in a classroom. Answers to the questions and problems are available to instructors upon request.