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The Number Bias - How numbers dominate our world and why that's a problem we need to fix (Paperback)
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The Number Bias - How numbers dominate our world and why that's a problem we need to fix (Paperback)
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List price R285
Loot Price R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
You Save R26 (9%)
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NOW WITH NEW PROLOGUE ABOUT DEMYSTIFYING CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS,
DONALD TRUMP AND WHY STATISTICS MATTER MORE THAN EVER 'The Number
Bias combines vivid storytelling with authoritative analysis to
deliver a warning about the way numbers can lead us astray - if we
let them.' TIM HARFORD Even if you don't consider yourself a
numbers person, you are a numbers person. The time has come to put
numbers in their place. Not high up on a pedestal, or out on the
curb, but right where they belong: beside words. It is not an
overstatement to say that numbers dictate the way we live our
lives. They tell us how we're doing at school, how much we weigh,
who might win an election and whether the economy is booming. But
numbers aren't as objective as they may seem; behind every number
is a story. Yet politicians, businesses and the media often forget
this - or use it for their own gain. Sanne Blauw travels the world
to unpick our relationship with numbers and demystify our misguided
allegiance, from Florence Nightingale using statistics to petition
for better conditions during the Crimean War to the manipulation of
numbers by the American tobacco industry and the ambiguous figures
peddled during the EU referendum. Taking us from the everyday
numbers that govern our health and wellbeing to the statistics used
to wield enormous power and influence, The Number Bias counsels us
to think more wisely. 'A beautifully accessible exploration of how
numbers shape our lives, and the importance of accurately
interpreting the statistics we are fed.' ANGELA SAINI, author of
Superior
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