Critical thinking : tools for evaluating research / Peter M. Nardi.

By: Nardi, Peter M [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]Copyright date: 2017Description: 1 online resource (165 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520965478 (e-book)Subject(s): Critical thinkingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Critical thinking : tools for evaluating research.DDC classification: 160 LOC classification: B809.2 | .N37 2017Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Numeracy -- 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Numeracy -- Sampling and generalizability -- Probability and coincidence -- Visual thinking -- Correlation and causation -- Scientific thinking -- Fact, opinion, and logical reasoning.

"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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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