Quantitative Analysis of Social Problems (Behavioral Science)1970
by Edward Tufte
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: Tufte shows how to examine data for quality and "truthiness". Tufte also shows how to "design" information to turn meaningless data into meaningful, usable information--which could improve your career, or help the war on "Fake News".
Due to the cost-cutting elimination of many fact-checkers and overseers of information quality & ethics in newsagencies, corporations, and schools, many people are losing important tools for critical thinking ie. being able to tell or comprehend "real truths" versus "fake" information. This affects everybody's freedom by manipulating the public, voting, and whether they can protect themselves from fraudsters.
ABSTRACT: Solving Social Problems using data analysis; Intro to How to use Data Analysis, Predictions and projections:...