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Author:

Gibson, Derek W., 1968- author.

Title:

Data duped : how to avoid being hoodwinked by misinformation / Derek W. Gibson and Jeffrey D. Camm.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefieldan imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

vii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Disinformation.
Internet--Social aspects.
Truth--Political aspects.
Information society--Political aspects.
Social media--Political aspects.
Mass media--Political aspects.
Truthfulness and falsehood--Political aspects.

Other Authors:

Camm, Jeffrey D., 1958- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Who Are You? -- The Data Age and You -- Data Defense Strategies -- Data Duped in Media: Reality Checks for News and Marketing -- Everyday Decisions -- Making Big Decisions -- Analytics at Work: How to Be a Better Decision Maker, Look Smart, and Impress Your Boss -- All the Patterns We Shall See: How Our Beliefs and Bias Can Cloud Our Decisions -- Calling Out the Data Dupe: Addressing Misleading Data and Changing People's Beliefs -- Put a Little Data in Your Life.

Summary:

"Teaches readers to identify and avoid deceit and misinformation online"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1538179148
9781538179147

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1352871138

LCCN:

2022056511

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)