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Reviewed on November 1, 2016 | Social Sciences
Typically when someone sees or hears statistics, it lends the illusion of credibility to a news story, study, or call for action. Owing in part to our favoring of concrete numbers as being more "factual," few take a closer look at those numbers and claims and assess the plausibility and reality of the scenario. Levitin (psychology, McGill Univ.; This Is Your Brain on Music) hopes to inspire readers to do just that, because where those numbers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More