Books in the ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society series

In this follow-up to the author's bestselling classic, "The Lady Tasting Tea," David Salsburg takes a fresh and insightful look at the history of statistical development by examing errors, blunders and outright lies in many different models taken from a variety of fields including economics, biology, physics and sports.

"This book is a short, accessible guide to six topics: jobs, house prices, inequality, prices for goods and services, poverty, and deprivation. Each relates to concepts we use on a personal level to form an understanding of the society in which we live: We need a job, a place to live, and food to eat."--

In this follow-up to the author's bestselling classic, "The Lady Tasting Tea," David Salsburg takes a fresh and insightful look at the history of statistical development by examing errors, blunders and outright lies in many different models taken from a variety of fields including economics, biology, physics and sports.