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100 1  Harford, Tim,|d1973-|eauthor. 
240 10 How to make the world add up 
245 14 The data detective :|bten easy rules to make sense of 
       statistics /|cTim Harford. 
250    First American edition. 
264  1 New York :|bRiverhead Books,|c2021. 
300    323 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-306) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tIntroduction: How to lie with statistics --|tRule one : 
       search your feelings --|tRule two : ponder your personal 
       experience --|tRule three : avoid premature enumeration --
       |tRule four : step back and enjoy the view --|tRule five :
       get the backstory --|tRule six : ask who is missing --
       |tRule seven : demand transparency when the computer says 
       no --|tRule eight : don't take statistical bedrock for 
       granted --|tRule nine : remember that misfortune can be 
       beautiful too --|tRule ten : keep an open mind --|tThe 
       golden rule : be curious. 
520    "Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to 
       mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says
       in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of 
       statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how 
       they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human 
       behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often 
       "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around 
       us." If we can toss aside our fears and learn to approach 
       them clearly-understanding how our own preconceptions lead
       us astray-statistics can point to ways we can live better 
       and work smarter. As "perhaps the best popular economics 
       writer in the world" (New Statesman), Tim Harford is an 
       expert at taking complicated ideas and untangling them for
       millions of readers. In The Data Detective, he uses new 
       research in science and psychology to set out ten 
       strategies for using statistics to erase our biases and 
       replace them with new ideas that use virtues like patience,
       curiosity, and good sense to better understand ourselves 
       and the world. As a result, The Data Detective is a big-
       idea book about statistics and human behavior that is 
       fresh, unexpected, and insightful"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Statistics|xMethodology. 
650  0 Social sciences|xStatistical methods. 
775 08 |iReproduction of (manifestation):|aHarford, Tim, 1973-
       |tHow to make the world add up|dLondon : The Bridge Street
       Press, [2020]|z9781408712245