Title: Do we need evidence based policy making and can these kind of books help?
Product review: This book provides a good case of using data analysis to shake common "wisdom". To put it in other words, like it or not, this is yet another example of hard evidence based analysis which may be considered a panacea against 'expert opinions' (especially about parenting!), empty-headed political speeches, etc. Even though the authors are highly criticized for their next book (and I don't think I'll spend time to read Superfreakonomics) I'll sincerely recommend this book to lots of my friends.PS: No, of course I won't let my child go and play at a house in which the parents have a handgun or a rifle no matter what authors tell about the bigger dangers of swimming pools. :)
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