Keywords
statistics, sexual harassment
Abstract
Press coverage of a recent survey suggests that sexual harassment is nearly ubiquitous in the UK. Thinking critically about claims of nearly-ubiquitous social problems requires: (1) asking how the statistic was produced; (2) considering questions of measurement; and (3) recognizing that the the most severe forms that social problems take tend to be much less common than less serious forms
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1394
Recommended Citation
Best, Joel. "Considering What Counts: Claims about Nearly-Ubiquitous Social Problems." Numeracy 14, Iss. 2 (2021): Article 9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1394
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