Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
How to tell “real” numbers from “fake” ones, and useful statistics from those that tell you little. Sociologist Joel Best explores just how easily statistics are used in the media to mislead — and you can fight back.
Guests
- Joel Best Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware; and author "Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide To Identifying Dubious Data (Univ. of California)
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