Proofiness, how you're being fooled by the numbers, Charles Seife
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Proofiness, how you're being fooled by the numbers, Charles Seife
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Proofiness
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bibliography
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Charles Seife
Sub title
how you're being fooled by the numbers
Summary
An exploration of how mathematical misinformation pervades--and shapes--our daily lives
Table Of Contents
Phony facts, phony figures -- Rorschach's demon -- Risky business -- Poll cats -- Electile dysfunction -- An unfair vote -- Alternate realities -- Propaganda by the numbers
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