Truth or Truthiness: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction by Learning to Think Like a Data Scientist
by:
Howard Wainer (author)
Teacher tenure is a problem. Teacher tenure is a solution. Fracking is safe. Fracking causes earthquakes. Our kids are over-tested. Our kids are not tested enough. We read claims like these in the newspaper every day, often with no justification other than 'it feels right'. How can we figure out...
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Teacher tenure is a problem. Teacher tenure is a solution. Fracking is safe. Fracking causes earthquakes. Our kids are over-tested. Our kids are not tested enough. We read claims like these in the newspaper every day, often with no justification other than 'it feels right'. How can we figure out what is right? Escaping from the clutches of truthiness begins with one simple
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781316490754 (1316490750)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 232
Edition language: English
Wainer's stated purpose in writing this book is to help his readers develop habits of mind that allow them to distinguish truth from things that feel right but actually aren't (truthiness). His annotated table of contents is very clear and well-organized, and he makes some very good points. He wal...
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