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.
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.