The numbers game : the common sense guide to understanding numbers in the news, in politics, and in life / Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot.
By: Blastland, Michael
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Contributor(s): Dilnot, A. W.
Publisher: New York : Gotham Books, c2009Description: xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781592404858 (pbk.); 9781592404230 (hbk.).Subject(s): Number concept | Mathematics | StatisticsDDC classification: 510 | Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 15 , Side 1, TierNo 1, BayNo 2 |
510 BLA (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SOCIT,15004,03,GR | 5000045181 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index.
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.