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.
Subjects:	Number concept. Mathematics. Statistics.
Online Access:	Connect to: Table of contents only - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:	xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Format:	Book

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.