Studies Show

John H. Fennick

ISBN 10: 157392136X / ISBN 13: 9781573921367

Published by Prometheus Books, US, 1997

About this Item

If you are not sure what to make of all the claims and counterclaims, this new book will help cut through the conflicting reports and contradictory findings. We are bombarded daily with media reports of startling new findings from "just released" studies often in major, authoritative publications on consumer products, medications, foods, alcohol, safety devices, social behaviour, public policy, and much more. The decisions of millions of consumers, professionals, and government agencies can be influenced by just one study. Light, humorous, and entertaining, "Studies Show" reviews sample studies to expose their traps and pitfalls. In plain English, statistics analyst John H. Fennick discusses the methods of good and bad studies to explain how scientific results can differ sometimes radically. Fennick shows that when armed with common sense and critical intelligence, we can understand almost any study.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies Show
• Publisher: Prometheus Books, US
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157392136X
• ISBN 13: 9781573921367
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

If you're not sure what to make of all the claims and counterclaims, this new book will help cut through the conflicting reports and contradictory findings.
We are bombarded daily with media reports of startling new findings from "just released" studies often in major, authoritative publications on consumer products, medications, foods, alcohol, safety devices, social behavior, public policy, and much more. The decisions of millions of consumers, professionals, and government agencies can be influenced by just one study.
Light, humorous, and entertaining, Studies Show reviews sample studies to expose their traps and pitfalls. In plain English, statistics analyst John H. Fennick discusses the methods of good and bad studies to explain how scientific results can differ sometimes radically. Fennick shows that when armed with common sense and critical intelligence, we can understand almost any study.

About the Author

John H. Fennick (Blacksburg, VA) is a former member of the technical staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he conducted computer simulations and statistical studies.