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Tiger That Isn't
Andrew Dilnot
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Description for Tiger That Isn't
Paperback. Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most of it is commonsense, and by using a few really simple principles one can quickly see when maths, statistics and numbers are being abused to play tricks which can waste millions of pounds. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any formulas - and in fact not even many numbers. Most of it is commonsense, and by using a few really simple principles one can quickly see when maths, statistics and numbers are being abused to play tricks - or create policies - which can waste millions of pounds. It is liberating to understand when numbers are ... Read more
Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any formulas - and in fact not even many numbers. Most of it is commonsense, and by using a few really simple principles one can quickly see when maths, statistics and numbers are being abused to play tricks - or create policies - which can waste millions of pounds. It is liberating to understand when numbers are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846681110
SKU
V9781846681110
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Ref
99-4
About Andrew Dilnot
Michael Blastland was born in Glasgow. A journalist all his professional life, he started on weekly newspapers before moving to the BBC where he makes current affairs programmes for Radio 4, such as Analysis, More or Less and the historical series Why Did We Do That? He lives in Hertfordshire, often with his daughter Cait, less often and less quietly ... Read more
Reviews for Tiger That Isn't
A very funny book...this is one of those maths books that claims to be self-help, and on the evidence presented here, we are in dire need of it...
Daily Telegraph
This very elegant book constantly sparks "Aha!" moments as it interrogates the way numbers are handled and mishandled by politicians and the media.
Guardian
If every ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
This very elegant book constantly sparks "Aha!" moments as it interrogates the way numbers are handled and mishandled by politicians and the media.
Guardian
If every ... Read more