Trust in numbers : the pursuit of objectivity in science and public life / Theodore M. Porter.
Trust in numbers : the pursuit of objectivity in science and public life / Theodore M. Porter.
Trust in numbers : the pursuit of objectivity in science and public life / Theodore M. Porter.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
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N306.45/20
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xiv, 310 p. ; 25 cm.
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Introduction: Cultures of Objectivity -- Pt. I. Power in Numbers. Ch. 1. A World of Artifice. Ch. 2. How Social Numbers Are Made Valid. Ch. 3. Economic Measurement and the Values of Science. Ch. 4. The Political Philosophy of Quantification -- Pt. II. Technologies of Trust. Ch. 5. Experts against Ob...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
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c1995.
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Trust in numbers : the pursuit of objectivity in science and public life / Theodore M. Porter.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-301) and index.
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c1995.
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N306.45/20
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0691029083 (pbk.)
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306.45
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