200% of nothing : an eye-opening tour through the twists and turns of math abuse and innumeracy
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200% of nothing : an eye-opening tour through the twists and turns of math abuse and innumeracy
Wiley, c1993
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Two hundred percent of nothing
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注記
Bibliography: p. 174-180
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greaterdanger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common.Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled)even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will providecures where they are possible, and warnings where they arenecessary.
"It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%."--Arthur C.Clarke
"Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels ofmathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abusedetectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism,' from'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia,' 200% of Nothingplumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals whatordinary people can do about it.
A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book."--Lynn ArthurSteen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College
目次
Innumeracy and Math Abuse.
Statistics and Damned Lies.
The Mathematics of Advertising.
Intelligent Dice.
The Law of Zero Return.
Caveat Emptor.
The Government Figures.
Living with Risk.
Gee-Whiz Media Math.
The Tip of the Iceberg.
Everybody Is a Mathematician.
Street Math.
Annotated Bibliography.
Acknowledgments: The Abuse Detectives.
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