I don't know about the literature but there is a book entitled, "How to lie
with Statistics" that is helpful for the lay person.
Judy Conn
Statistician
CDC?NCIPC
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From: Dalby, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:43 PM
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Subject: common mistakes in statistics
Does anyone on the list know of any books or articles describing the most
common statistical mistakes in the scientific literature? I am particularly
interested in statistical errors in the ecological literature, but am open
to information on errors in other literature too. I seem to remember
someone on the list raising this topic several months ago, but
unfortunately, I did not save the related e-mail messages. Thank you.
Dr. James E. Dalby, Jr., Biometrician
BC Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks
Nanaimo, British Columbia
CANADA, V9T-6J9
Phone: (250) 751-7246, Fax: 751-3103
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"The best thing about being a statistician is
that you get to play in everyone's backyard".
--- John W. Tukey (American statistician, 1915-2000)
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