{"product_id":"statistical","title":"Statistical","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Refreshingly clear and engaging' Tim Harford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightful . . . full of unique insights' Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's no getting away from statistics. We encounter them every day. We are all users of statistics whether we like it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo missed appointments really cost the NHS £1bn per year?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's the difference between the mean gender pay gap and the median gender pay gap?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we work out if a claim that we use 42 billion single-use plastic straws per year in the UK is accurate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat did the Vote Leave campaign's £350m bus really mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we tell if the headline 'Public pensions cost you £4,000 a year' is correct?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes snow really cost the UK economy £1bn per day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how do we distinguish statistical fact from fiction? What can we do to decide whether a number, claim or news story is accurate? Without an understanding of data, we cannot truly understand what is going on in the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Anthony Reuben, the BBC's first head of statistics, \u003ci\u003eStatistical\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible and empowering guide to challenging the numbers all around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44791314383027,"sku":"9781472130259","price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17478138769781472130259.jpg?v=1762856001","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/statistical","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}