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| Interpreting official statistics | | Author(s) | Ruth Levitas, Will Guy |
| Publisher | Routledge, London, 1997 |
| Pages | 214 pp |
| Source | Routledge Ltd., Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE. |
| Keywords | Statistics [data] ; Literature reviews ; Sociology, Social Science ; Social class. |
| Annotation | This book examines official statistics produced about the current state of British society, covering the themes of poverty, unemployment, social class, health, industrial injuries, women, disability, and crime. It documents some ways in which information has been suppressed, manipulated and misinterpreted since 1979, including the part played by the Rayner reviews of the Government Statistical Service. Detailed analysis of some key data sets - e.g. Households below average income, and the Census of population - is provided. This guide is designed to help students and non-specialist readers find out what is available, how to interpret the figures, and to discover when and in what way politicians misuse statistics. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970924220 B |
| Classmark | 6C: 64A: S: T |
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