Meissner, Gunter

How to cheat with statistics - and get away with it : from data snooping over kitchen sink regression to "creative reporting" - Singapore World Scientific 2023 - 123 p.

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.

9781944660697


Mathematical statistics.
Statistics - Methodology.

001.422 / MEI