A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper - Penguin Mathematics

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Paperback (25 Jan 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate?

John Allen Paulos, travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read every day - even horoscopes and the sports pages - and how often they mislead us. By understanding simple concepts such as probability, chaos theory and game theory, you'll be able to see through faulty statistics, stock market forecasters and conspiracy theorists - and make the figures truly add up.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140251814
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Edition: Reissue
DEWEY: 510
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 212
Weight: 168g
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 14mm