social indicators

Presents statistical data for 185 countries on such topics as religion, education, technology, government, economics, and physical characteristics.

315 metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada are ranked and compared for cost of living, transportation, jobs, education, climate, crime, arts, health care, and recreation.

Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.

Tracking key trends in the environment, agriculture, energy, society, and the economy to inform and inspire the changes needed to build a sustainable world. From meat consumption to automobile production to hydropower, Vital Signs, Volume 20 documents over two dozen trends that are shaping our future in concise analyses and tables and graphs. While remarkable progress has been made over the past year, much remains to be done to get the planet on a more sustainable track.

Explains why people must use their critical thinking skills when reading statistics, presenting guidance on several kinds of misleading numbers and providing contemporary examples on such topics as teen suicides, school shootings, risk of divorce, and racial profiling.

A collection of essays by noted scholars who offer their perspective of the future of technology, medicine, and other fields.

Offers advice on how to understand social statistics and how to recognize bad statistics that are sometimes put out by the media, or special interest groups; and presents analyses of a selection of bad statistics.