Screen LibraryKnow your chances：understanding health statistics
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| Group Author: | ; |
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University of California Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Berkeley |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 142 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780520252226 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520252225 |
| Index Number: | R311 |
| CLC: | R311 |
| Call Number: | R311/W866 |
| Contents: |
"How to see through the hype in medical news, ADS, and public service announcements."--Couv. Understanding risk -- Putting risk in perspective -- Risk charts : a way to get perspective -- Judging the benefit of a health intervention -- Not all benefits are equal : understand the outcome -- Consider the downsides -- Do the benefits outweight the downsides? -- Beware of exaggerated importance -- Beware of exaggerated certainty -- Who's behind the numbers? |