Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index.

Contents: Introduction -- Vital statistics about statistics: the statistics of everyday life -- Statistics gone wrong -- Tools of the trade -- Number-crunching basics: getting the picture: charts and graphs -- Means, medians, and More -- Determining the odds: what are the chances? Understanding probability -- Gambling to win -- Wading through the results: measures of relative standing -- Caution: sample results vary -- Leaving room for a margin of error -- Guesstimating with confidence: The Business of estimation: interpreting and evaluation confidence intervals -- Calculating accurate confidence intervals -- Commonly used confidence intervals: formulas and examples -- Putting a claim to the (hypothesis) test: Claims, tests, and conclusions -- Commonly used hypothesis tests: formulas and examples -- Statistical studies: the inside scoop: Polls, polls, and more polls -- Experiments: medical breakthroughs or misleading results -- Looking for links: correlations and associations -- Statistics and toothpaste: quality control -- The Part of tens: Ten criteria for a good survey -- Ten common statistical mistakes -- Appendix: sources.