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Tom Chivers David Chivers How to Read Numbers (Paperback) (UK IMPORT). Author: Tom Chivers, David Chivers. Title: How to Read Numbers. Format: Paperback. Subtitle: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them). Missing Information?. Genre: Science Nature & Math. Further DetailsTitle: How to Read Numbers Condition: New Author: Tom Chivers, David Chivers Subtitle: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them) ISBN-10: 1474619975 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Format: Paperback EAN: 9781474619974 ISBN: 9781474619974 Release Date: 03/31/2022 Language: English Item Height: 196mm Item Length: 126mm Genre: Science Nature & Math Description: Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.Introducing you to the common mistakes that journalists make and the tricks they sometimes deploy, HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vital guide that will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news - and, just as importantly, when not to. Item Width: 6mm Item Weight: 186g Release Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.