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03189aam a2200349 i 4500 001 0041AE562A8711EDB7025AE94EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220902011726 008 211206t20222022mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021057322 020 $a 1793625522 020 $a 9781793625526 035 $a (OCoLC)1286314397 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d EAU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HA179 P37 2022 100 1 $a Parker, Robert E., $d 1957- $e author. 245 14 $a The misuse, misrepresentation, and politicization of statistics in American society / $c Robert E. Parker. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Lexington Books, $c [2022] 300 $a ix, 135 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-121) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Chapter One: The BLS and the underestimation of unemployment -- Chapter Two: The Centers for Disease Control and the overestimation of life expectancy -- Chapter Three: The FBI and the miscalculation of crime -- Chapter Four: The Census Bureau and the decennial population undercount -- Chapter Five: Why official statistics matter -- References -- Index. 520 $a "This book examines the measurement efforts of several government agencies responsible for some of the most widely watched social indicators on unemployment, life expectancy, crime, and population. It argues these official statistics are dubious at best, not so much objective barometers of social life but socially constructed metrics"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a The Misuse, Misrepresentation, and Politicization of Statistics in American Society critically examines the early measurement efforts of several government agencies responsible for some of the most widely watched social indicators on unemployment, life expectancy, crime, and population. It argues that official statistics are dubious at best, better seen not so much as objective barometers of social life but rather as socially constructed metrics that are easily manipulated and often politicized. This book argues that official statistics powerfully frame social reality, ultimately helping to determine who counts and what matters in society. It makes the case that, as with other types of official accounts, data derived from government sources needs to be regarded skeptically and systematically investigated. This book concludes that official statistics are a kind of sanctioned cover up of everyday reality, hiding the true extent of joblessness, distorting the real increase in life expectancy, obscuring where crime actually happens, and understanding the undeniable growth of minority populations--back cover. 650 0 $a Statistics $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Vital statistics $z United States. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Parker, Robert E., 1957- $t Misuse, misrepresentation, and politicization of statistics in American society $d Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022] $z 9781793625533 $w (DLC) 2021057323 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20221103011959.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0041AE562A8711EDB7025AE94EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search