| Description |
xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index. |
| Summary |
Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. The average person can use basic knowledge and common sense to put the never-ending onslaught of facts and figures in their proper place. |
| Contents |
Counting: use strawberry jam -- Size: it's personal -- Chance: the tiger that isn't -- Up and down: a man and his dog -- Averages: the white rainbow -- Performance: the whole elephant -- Risk: bring home the bacon -- Sampling: drinking from a fire hose -- Data: know the unknowns -- Shock figures: wayward tee shots -- Comparison: mind the gap -- Causation: think twice -- Last word. |
| Subject |
Number concept.
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Mathematics.
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Statistics.
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| Added Author |
Dilnot, A. W.
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| ISBN |
9781592404230 (hardcover) |
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1592404235 (hardcover) |
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