Keywords
statistics, statistical literacy, race
Abstract
Toldson, Ivory. A. 2019. No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear About Black People (Boston, MA: Brill-Sense) 194 pp. ISBN 978-9004397026.
This essay provides an introduction to No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear About Black People. In the essay, the author discusses how cynical views about the educational potential of Black children motivated him to write a book that challenges negative statistics. The essay also outlines the harmful consequences of using bad stats, or BS, and offers suggestion for how to use data in a more prudent and effective manner. The piece concludes with an excerpt from the book.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.13.1.6
Recommended Citation
Toldson, Ivory A.. "The Author’s Reflections on No B.S. (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear about Black People." Numeracy 13, Iss. 1 (2020): Article 6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.13.1.6
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