{"product_id":"wrong-number-how-to-extract-truth-from-a-blizzard-of-quantitative-disinformation-hardback-9781394379781","title":"Wrong Number; How to Extract Truth From a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation (Hardback) 9781394379781","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWrong Number\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Extract Truth From a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAaron Brown (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394379781, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 16.3 x 3.6 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDig deep to discover the truth about numbers and statistics in the media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrong Number: How to Extract Truth From a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation\u003c\/i\u003e shows readers how to diagnose statistical errors in journal articles and media accounts of prominent public issues. In addition to the mistakes or tricks with numbers other people use to lose the truth, this book also offers more positive material, showing how to use numbers to find truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by Aaron Brown, prominent media figure, former professor, sports bettor, and poker player, and host of the popular ReasonTV series Wrong Number, this book answers questions including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDid California’s minimum wage hike really create more jobs?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo studies show that weed causes strokes and heart attacks?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre poor geniuses being shut out of science?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the real health risk of vaping?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes gun control work?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrong Number: How to Extract Truth From a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and eye-opening read for students in quantitative programs of study, along with all individuals curious as to whether or not they’re being told the truth from their favorite media organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Story of \u003ci\u003eWrong Number\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Did USAID Really Save 90 Million Lives? Not Unless It Raised the Dead\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Should Median Worker Pay Be $102,000? Gullible Reporters Think So\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Could More COVID Eviction Moratoriums Have Cut US COVID Death Rates by 41%? No\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Is Marijuana Bad For Your Heart? The Head Says “No”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 No Data? No Problem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 A Woven Web of Guesses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The War to Make the World Safe for Pain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Smiles Make You Live Longer?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 To Truth and Honesty, May They Never Meet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Confidence Intervals in Wartime\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Repent! The End is Near\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Who Stole My Nobel Prize?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Why are there Poor Quants?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 State-istics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Did Medicaid Expansion Save 100,000 Lives?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 A Gun Control Love Story\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Do You Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya Punk?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Seventh-Inning Stretch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Ratpocalypse!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Unsettling Treatment of \u003ci\u003eUnsettled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Diversity + Equity + Inclusion = Better Performance?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 21st-Century Muckraking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Philip Tetlock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Sex and Traffic Cops\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 What is the Interest Rate in Hell?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 The 5% Solution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Football Fixes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 Private Rooms and Private Equity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 The Reason That They Don’t Teach at Schools Like Wharton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 Concluding Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453503664408,"sku":"9781394379781","price":16.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781394379781.jpg?v=1785285342","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wrong-number-how-to-extract-truth-from-a-blizzard-of-quantitative-disinformation-hardback-9781394379781","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}