Numbers Game : The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life

English

ISBN: 1592404855

EAN: 9781592404858

Category: Mathematics / Number Theory/Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General/Mathematics / General/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 01/31/2010

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: The Strunk and White of statistics team up to help the average person navigate the numbers in the news Drawing on their hugely popular BBC Radio 4 show More or Less, journalist Michael Blastland and internationally known economist Andrew Dilnot delight, amuse, and convert American mathphobes by showing how our everyday experiences make sense of numbers. The radical premise of The Numbers Game is to show how much we already know and give practical ways to use our knowledge to become cannier consumers of the media. If youve ever wondered what average really means, whether the scare stories about cancer risk should convince you to change your behavior, or whether a story you read in the paper is biased (and how), you need this book. Blastland and Dilnot show how to survive and thrive on the torrent of numbers that pours through everyday life.

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Numbers Game : The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.6 inches

Width: 5.58 inches

Length: 8.02 inches

Weight: 6.24 oz

Pages: 192