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Backseat Driver: The Role of Data in Great Car Safety Debates
Norma Faris HubeleShuangzhe Liu131
Ethics in Information Technology: A Practical Guide
G. K. Awari and Sarvesh V. Warjurkar
Firdous Ahmad Mala and Shahid Abdullah Dar132
Handbook of Statistical Methods for Randomized Controlled Trials, 1st ed.
KyungMann Kim, Frank Bretz, Ying Kuen K. Cheung, and Lisa V. Hampson, eds.
Tri Astari, Yoppy Wahyu Purnomo, and Fery Muhamad Firdaus133
Quantitative Investing: from Theory to Industry
Lingjie MaStan Lipovetsky 134
The Science of Hockey: The Math, Technology, and Data Behind the Sport
Kevin Snow, ed., Foreword by John Vogl
Zulfaidil, Utari Akhir Gusti, Waliyyatu Azzahra, and Gantina Rachmaputri 136
Smart Grid and Enabling Technologies
Shady S. Refaat, Omar Ellabban, Sertac Bayhan, Haitham Abu-Rub, Dr. Frede Blaabjerg, and Miroslav M. Begovic
Antony Ndolo 137
(Almost) Impossible Integrals, Sums, and Series,
Cornel Ioan VăleanStan Lipovetsky 139
Readership: Ideal for undergraduates, graduates, researchers, and quantitative analysts, as well as anyone interested in data, behavioral, and social sciences.
Professor Norma Faris Hubele brings more than 30 years of experience as a statistician, consumer advocate, and expert witness in over 120 car safety cases. She is the founder and CEO of TheAutoProfessor.com, a valuable resource offering free new car safety ratings and information.
In this book, Professor Hubele aims to provide readers with a newfound appreciation for the crucial role of data in safeguarding the lives of their family, friends, and neighbors. Exploring the evolution of data’s role in road safety, the book delves into historical events and debates, presenting them as case studies to convey key messages.
The book, following a Glossary of Selected Terms, comprises 11 insightful chapters:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A Strange Start for a Movement
Chapter 3. Crash Data Make a Difference
Chapter 4. Measuring Progress with Data
Chapter 5. The Roof Crush Resistance Debate
Chapter 6. The Incompatibility Debate
Chapter 7. The Fuel Efficiency Debate
Chapter 8. The Safety Ratings Debate
Chapter 9. Two Recall Debates
Chapter 10. The Automated Driver-Assistance Systems
Debate
Chapter 11. The Self-Driving Car Debate
Most chapters start with historical recounts of the event underpinning the debate, then presents the results and outcome. The author completes each chapter with a section on “Note from the author” which presents and summarizes the key messages from the chapter.
Overall, the book presents an insightful recount of how the use of data in car safety has changed over time, and gives a glimpse of what the future might look like. The author has used graphics effectively throughout the book. It is an interesting read for those particularly interested in automotive safety and/or the use of data or statistics in car safety, and in social processes in general.
Please note that this review represents the personal opinion of the book reviewer and not that of their employer.
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra,
Canberra, Australia
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