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003			OCoLC
005			20180722211031.0
008			100419r20102008nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2010014401
020			_a0865479186 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9780865479180 (pbk. : alk. paper) : _c$15.00
035			_a(OCoLC)535494941
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100	1		_aGoldacre, Ben. _9171692
245	1	0	_aBad science : _bquacks, hacks, and big pharma flacks / _cBen Goldacre.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aNew York : _bFaber and Faber, _c2010.
300			_axii, 288 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aOriginally published, in different form: London : Fourth Estate, 2008.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259-273) and index.
505	0		_aMatter -- Brain gym -- The Progenium XY complex -- Homeopathy -- The Placebo Effect -- The nonsense du jour -- Nutritionists -- The doctor will sue you now -- Is mainstream medicine evil? -- Why clever people believe stupid things -- Bad stats -- The media's MMR hoax -- And another thing.
520			_aWhile exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample size, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it.
650		0	_aErrors, Scientific _vPopular works. _9120311
650		0	_aPseudoscience _vPopular works. _9171693
942			_cBOOK _018
998			_a006886908
999			_c98816 _d98816