Reddit reviews Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

I think that is where statistics are very wrong. He said he's done a bunch of HITs that only take a few seconds. And then when you couple that with HITs that take a few minutes and pay big, then you get the average that you're talking about. I do the same thing sometimes. I'll HIT a batch that pays OK that takes a short amount of time, and then I'll get a batch that pays $2.00 that takes me 5 minutes to do.


If you want someone to tell you who those people are and what requirements you need, you won't get very far. You have to find them. It's a turk-eat-turk world. We're all trying to make good money. HWTF and those type of forums are mostly for surveys that you can only complete one HIT for. If someone knows a good batch..... I'm sorry to say that the less people that know about it, the better.

TL:DR Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics OR Damned Lies and Statistics

Quackwatch is a great source for debunking medical pseudoscience, and if you scroll to the bottom of the main page, you'll find links to other sites that might also help you understand the science to debunk pseudoscience:
http://www.quackwatch.com/


If you want to understand basic science, but don't have time to take a course, there's plenty of good content that can be found on iTunes -- especially the online courses.


But ultimately, your best resource will always be books. Specifically, you should start with physics. Milton Rothman's A Physicist's Guide to Skepticism is perhaps the best book for understanding how to debunk pseudoscience: http://www.amazon.com/Physicists-Guide-Skepticism-Faster-Than-Light-Pseudoscientific/dp/0879754400


After that, read Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best
http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Lies-Statistics-Untangling-Politicians/dp/0520219783/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372276538&sr=1-3&keywords=joel+best


And then Lies, Damned Lies, and Science by Sherry Seethaler
http://www.amazon.com/Lies-Damned-Science-Scientific-Controversies/dp/0132849445/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372276572&sr=1-1&keywords=sherry+seethaler


And then finish it with Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Science-Quacks-Pharma-Flacks/dp/0865479186/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372276598&sr=1-1&keywords=bad+science+by+ben+goldacre

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan for general science.

Stuff by James Randi, Michael Shermer for general stuff about new age crap.

The Panic Virus by Seth Mnookin and Deadly Choices by Paul Offit on the Anti-Vaccination movement.

Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best and How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff (Also see How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monomonier for a similar subject) for questioning stats and graphics used in the news.

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I really enjoyed them. If you'd like a taste, you can read the excerpt pages available on amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Lies-Statistics-Untangling-Politicians/dp/0520219783/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345731183&sr=8-1&keywords=damned+lies+and+statistics

Just click where it says "click to look inside", you'll have to scroll past the first few blank/copyright pages, but then you'll get to read the first few text pages of the book and you can decide.

Let me know if that helps you.

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On the nonfiction side:

Free For All is about the history of open source software.

The Mythical Man-Month is a must-read for anyone in a managerial position.

Damned Lies and Statistics is a good one for anyone who knows stats.

Hmm...maybe something by Joel Best?