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Bezig met laden... Numb and Number: How to Avoid Being Mystified by the Mathematics of Modern Lifedoor William Hartston
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. William Hartston has directed this book at those mystified by mathematics, or at least that is what the subheading says. And the book is full of accounts of why the world would be a better place if politicians better understood logic, lawyers knew probability and journalists could grasp statistics. Unfortunately, it seems as though none of these professions are likely to pick up this book. Instead, it will be numerate nerds who will read it, tut-tutting at the foolishness of these innumerate elites. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion polls, risk assessments, inflation figures, weather and climate predictions and all sorts of political decisions and advice backed up by supposedly accurate numbers. Most of us do not even pause and question such figures even to ask what they really mean and whether they raise more questions than they answer. We let the figures wash over us with no more than a glance. In this simple guide for anyone numbed by numbers, William Hartston explains with clarity and humor how to steer a safe path through the minefield of mathematics that surrounds us. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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