The Numbers Game: The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News, in Politics, and in Life
- ISBN-10
- 1592404235
- ISBN-13
- 9781592404230
- Series
- The Numbers Game
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Authors
- Michael Blastland, A. W. Dilnot
Description
Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. The average person can use basic knowledge and common sense to put the never-ending onslaught of facts and figures in their proper place.
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