A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: Making Sense of the Numbers in the Headlines

Paulos, John Allen

ISBN 10: 0140251812 / ISBN 13: 9780140251814

Editore: Penguin, 1996

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Titolo: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper: Making ...

Casa editrice: Penguin

Data di pubblicazione: 1996

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: Good

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Riassunto:

From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate?

John Allen Paulos, travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read every day - even horoscopes and the sports pages - and how often they mislead us. By understanding simple concepts such as probability, chaos theory and game theory, you'll be able to see through faulty statistics, stock market forecasters and conspiracy theorists - and make the figures truly add up.

Recensione:

Mathematics is all around you. And it's a great defence against the sharks, cowboys and liars who want your vote, your money, or your life - as Paulos's latest book makes crystal clear (Ian Stewart, author of Does God Play Dice?)