Know 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? |