How to cheat with statistics - and get away with it : from data snooping over kitchen sink regression to "creative reporting"

By:

Meissner, Gunter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: World Scientific 2023 SingaporeDescription: 123 pISBN:

9781944660697

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

001.422 MEI

Summary: The book outlines strategies to identify and catch statistical cheaters, highlighting the weaknesses in statistics that can be exploited by malevolent researchers. It provides a comprehensive understanding of these weaknesses and offers a guide to evaluating statistical research to catch cheaters. The book is easy to follow, with simple math explanations and a collection of 18 Excel spreadsheets and 7 Python codes. It also includes questions and problems at the end of each chapter, making it suitable for classroom use. Instructors can request answers to these questions and problems.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Jammu General Stacks	Non-fiction	001.422 MEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMJ-8936

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1. Input manipulation 2. Manipulating statistical calculations 3. 'Creative reporting', i.e., distorting outputs

The book outlines strategies to identify and catch statistical cheaters, highlighting the weaknesses in statistics that can be exploited by malevolent researchers. It provides a comprehensive understanding of these weaknesses and offers a guide to evaluating statistical research to catch cheaters. The book is easy to follow, with simple math explanations and a collection of 18 Excel spreadsheets and 7 Python codes. It also includes questions and problems at the end of each chapter, making it suitable for classroom use. Instructors can request answers to these questions and problems.

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