The numbers game : the commonsense guide to understanding numbers in the news, in politics, and in life / Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot.

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blastland, Michael
Other Authors: Dilnot, A. W.
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, [2009], ©2009.
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Physical Description:xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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. 
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