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While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-bl... Full description
Summary: |
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample size, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it. |
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Item Description: |
Originally published: London : Fourth Estate, 2008. |
Physical Description: |
xii, 288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780865479180 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0865479186 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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