Numbers in the Newsroom :
Cohen, Sarah.
Numbers in the Newsroom : using math and statistics in news / Sarah Cohen ; editor, Dan Claxton ; design, Wendy Gray. - 2nd ed. - Columbia, MO : Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., c2014. - xii, 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The IRE beat book series ; bk. 4 .
What's a number? -- A newsroom math guide -- Working with graphics -- The standard stories -- Surveys and polls - numbers as summaries and guesses -- The 10 most wanted list: mistakes in the news from simple math to lapses in judgment -- Lotteries, lightning strikes and longevity - a note on probabilities -- Resources -- Reading list.
0976603713
Journalism--Mathematics.
070.44951 / COH
Numbers in the Newsroom : using math and statistics in news / Sarah Cohen ; editor, Dan Claxton ; design, Wendy Gray. - 2nd ed. - Columbia, MO : Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., c2014. - xii, 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The IRE beat book series ; bk. 4 .
What's a number? -- A newsroom math guide -- Working with graphics -- The standard stories -- Surveys and polls - numbers as summaries and guesses -- The 10 most wanted list: mistakes in the news from simple math to lapses in judgment -- Lotteries, lightning strikes and longevity - a note on probabilities -- Resources -- Reading list.
0976603713
Journalism--Mathematics.
070.44951 / COH