A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed (Hardcover)

For disciplines concerned with human well-being, such as medicine, psychology, and law, statistics must be used in accordance with standards for ethical practice. A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed illustrates the proper use of probabilistic and statistical reasoning in the behavioral, social, and biomedical sciences. Designed to be consulted when learning formal statistical techniques, the text describes common instances of both correct and false statistical and probabilistic reasoning. Lauded for their contributions to statistics, psychology, and psychometrics, the authors make statistical methods relevant to readers day-to-day lives by including real historical situations that demonstrate the role of statistics in reasoning and decision making. The historical vignettes encompass the English case of Sally Clark, breast cancer screening, risk and gambling, the Federal Rules of Evidence, "high-stakes" testing, regulatory issues in medicine, difficulties with observational studies, ethics in human experiments, health statistics, and much more. In addition to these topics, seven U.S. Supreme Court decisions reflect the influence of statistical and psychometric reasoning and interpretation/misinterpretation. Exploring the intersection of ethics and statistics, this comprehensive guide assists readers in becoming critical and ethical consumers and producers of statistical reasoning and analyses. It will help them reason correctly and use statistics in an ethical manner.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2013
Authors:	Lawrence Hubert • Howard Wainer
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-46246-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Psychological methodology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General
LSN:	1-138-46246-2
Barcode:	9781138462465

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