Jeff Evans

Broschiertes Buch

Data in Society

Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation

Herausgeber: Evans, Jeff; Southall, Humphrey; Ruane, Sally

Beschreibung

This book analyses societal trends and controversies related to developments in data ownership, access, construction, dissemination and interpretation, looking at the ways that society interacts with and uses statistical data.

Autor

Jeff Evans is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Middlesex University, UK. He researches the public understanding of statistics, and influences on adults' mathematical learning. Sally Ruane is Reader in Social Policy and the Director of the Health Policy Research Unit in the School of Applied Social Sciences at De Montfort University, UK. Humphrey Southall is Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Portsmouth, UK, and directs the Great Britain Historical GIS. He researches the origins of Britain's north-south divide and promotes public engagement with historical statistics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781447348221
• ISBN-10: 1447348222
• Artikelnr.: 54682101