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Innumeracy: mathematical illiteracy and its consequences

By John Allen , Paulos

Book information

Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux;Hill and Wang
ISBN
9781429934381, 9780809058402, 0809058405, 9780141980133, 0141980133, 1429934387
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
248 kB (253804 bytes)
Pages
xvi, 180 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Denkfehler;Matemática;Mathematics;MATHEMATICS--Ess

Description

1 Examples and Principles -- 2 Probability and Coincidence -- 3 Pseudoscience -- 4 Whence Innumeracy? -- 5 Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society.;Examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this.

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