This chapter explores the meticulous fact-checking process at the CEA, underscoring the vital role of accuracy in reports and memos to uphold the organization's credibility and reputation, especially in the competitive setting of the White House.
There's often a gap between the textbook treatment of statistics and the cookbook treatment--how to cook up the numbers when you're in the kitchen of the real world. Jeremy Weber of the University of Pittsburgh and the author of Statistics for Public Policy hopes his book can close that gap. He talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how to use numbers thoughtfully and honestly.