> > Uplandcrow wrote:
> > >
> > > I teach research methods for social science at a small liberal arts college.
> > > The level of math in the class is low, I use Richard Black's "Doing
> > > Quantitative Research in the Soc. Sci." and excerpts from Gujarati's "Basic
> > > Econometrics."
<SNIP>
> > > I am looking for examples of articles that use a stat procedure incorrectly.
A "MUST READ" for this class: "How To Lie with Statistics". Best little
book in the world! Many wonderful practical examples of the misuse of
statistics.
With a heavy political season upon us and all the wonderful ads with the
very compelling graphs, every citizen should be required to read this
little book! :-)
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