Article: More damned lies and statistics: How numbers confuse public issues  Preface ‘People Count’ pp

Article: More damned lies and statistics: How numbers confuse public issues  Preface ‘People Count’ pp

Article: More damned lies and statistics: How numbers confuse public issues  (Preface, ‘People Count,’ pp. ix-xviii): What does Best mean by the statement all statistics are products of social activity; the process sociologists call social construction (p. xiii)? What are the steps that need to be taken to limit bias in how statistics are understood and used in sociology and other disciplines?