TY - BOOK AU - Cohn,Victor AU - Cope,Lewis AU - Cohn Runkle,Deborah TI - News & numbers: a writer's guide to statistics SN - 9781444361889 AV - RA407 C678 N 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Malden PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Public health KW - Environmental health KW - Vital statistics N1 - Where we can do better -- Certainty of uncertainty -- Testing the evidence -- What's a good study -- Your questions and peer review -- a guide to the second half of news & numbers -- Tests and drug trials -- Vital statistics -- Health costs, quality and insurance -- Our environment -- Writing about risks -- Polls -- Statistical savvy for many types of news -- Epilogue; HKBU library; YT2025 M09 ER -