Critical thinking : tools for evaluating research / Peter M. Nardi.
2017
B809.2 .N37 2017 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Critical thinking : tools for evaluating research / Peter M. Nardi.
Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Description
vii, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Numeracy
Sampling and generalizability
Probability and coincidence
Visual thinking
Correlation and causation
Scientific thinking
Fact, opinion, and logical reasoning.
Sampling and generalizability
Probability and coincidence
Visual thinking
Correlation and causation
Scientific thinking
Fact, opinion, and logical reasoning.
Summary
"Critical Thinking : A Methodology for Interpreting Information 'deconstructs' common errors in thinking and teaches students to become smarter consumers of research results. Written to complement a textbook or a collection of readings, this brief methods book strengthens students' ability to interpret information whenever and wherever data are used. It includes a wide range of examples along with end of chapter exercises for further discussion. This book will be a coursebook for the undergraduate social science courses where critical thinking, numeracy, and data literacy are common learning objectives"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Nardi, Peter M. Critical thinking. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Call Number
B809.2 .N37 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780520291843 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0520291840 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780520965478
0520291840 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780520965478
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