LEADER 00000cam a2200625 a 4500 001 ocn234444690 005 20100628115328.0 008 080718t20092009njua b 001 0 eng 010 2008032002 015 GBA8D0803|2bnb 016 7 014821116|2Uk 019 276223662 020 9780137155224|qalkaline paper 020 0137155220|qalkaline paper 035 (OCoLC)ocn234444690 035 494954 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dYDX|dBTCTA|dBAKER|dYDXCP|dCDX|dBWX|dIK2 |dCQU|dSOS|dUKM|dEDX|dLMR|dOMB|dVP@ 049 RIDM 050 00 Q223|b.S33 2009 082 00 500|222 090 Q223 .S33 2009 100 1 Seethaler, Sherry,|d1970-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n2008048508 245 10 Lies, damned lies, and science :|bhow to sort through the noise around global warming, the latest health claims, and other scientific controversies /|cSherry Seethaler. 264 1 Upper Saddle River, N.J. :|bFT Press,|c[2009] 264 4 |c©2009 300 xxiv, 198 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Potions, plots, personalities: understand how science progresses and why scientists sometimes disagree : "The scientific method": not as easy as pi ; What's all this talk about controversy? ; From watering hole to prime time : birth and development of an idea -- Who's who?: identify those who hold stake in an issue and what their positions are : People, positions, purposes -- Decisions, decisions: elucidate all the pros and cons of a decision : From black and white to vibrant technicolor ; Say "yes" to one and leave the other behind -- Compare and contrast: place alternatives in an appropriate context to evaluate tradeoffs : Context connections ; Putting it all together -- What happens if ...?: distinguish between cause and coincidence : Cause and effect: finding the culprit -- Specific or general: recognize how broadly the conclusions from a study may be applied : Individuals ; Locale ; Conditions ; Time -- Fun figures: see through the number jumble : Elucidate hidden confounding factors ; Determine whether the numbers are statistically significant ; Determine whether the numbers are statistically meaningful ; Make sure the statistics apply to the situation ; Watch out for selection bias ; Ask whether a statistical change reflects reality or thee way the data were collected ; Putting it all together -- Society's say: discern the relationships between science and policy : Morals and money: influences on the progress of science ; From scientific results to policy decisions: more morals and money -- All the tricks in the book: get past the ploys designed to simply bypass logic : Quirks of logic ; Hearts and guts -- Fitting the pieces together: know how to seek information to gain a balanced perspective : Peeling back the layers ; Information sleuthing -- Conclusions: Twenty essential applications of the tools. 520 The author supplies information and tools for critical thinking about scientific claims and studies. 650 0 Communication in science.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85029094 650 0 Science news|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85118671|xEvaluation.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh00005674 650 0 Research|xEvaluation.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85113024 650 0 Information resources|vReviews.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh97006761 650 0 Critical thinking|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects /sh87003202|vHandbooks, manuals, etc.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh99001300 650 7 Communication in science.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/870268 650 7 Science news.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1108748 650 7 Evaluation.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/916975 650 7 Research|xEvaluation.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1095191 650 7 Information resources.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast /972599 650 7 Critical thinking.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 883692 655 7 Reviews.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423760 655 7 Handbooks and manuals.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast /1423877 655 7 Reviews.|2lcgft|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms /gf2014026168 655 7 Handbooks and manuals.|2lcgft|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/genreForms/gf2014026109 856 41 |3Table of contents only|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ ecip0824/2008032002.html 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 494954 948 |d20100623|cMH|tcheck 520 lcsh|lridm|v1 994 C0|bRID
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