Millions, billions, zillions : defending yourself in a world of too many numbers /

An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading dataNumbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive--especially when they are really big. The media loves to report on millions, billions, and trillions, but frequently makes basic mistakes or presents such num...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kernighan, Brian W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Mathematics in mass media.
Statistics > Evaluation.
Statistics > Methodology.
Critical thinking.
Million (The number)
Billion (The number)
Mathématiques dans les médias.
Pensée critique.
Million (Le nombre)
MATHEMATICS > Algebra > Intermediate.
MATHEMATICS > General.
Popular works.
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