How to Read Numbers

How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them) is a 2021 British book by Tom and David Chivers. It describes misleading uses of statistics in the news, with contemporary examples about the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare, politics and crime. The book was conceived by the authors, who were cousins, in early 2020. It received positive reviews for its readability, engagingness, accessibility to non-mathematicians and applicability to journalistic writing.

How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them)
Author
  • Tom Chivers
  • David Chivers
SubjectStatistics in journalism, healthcare and politics
PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date
March 2021
Pages200
ISBN9781474619974
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