Lying Numbers
How Maths and Statistics Are Twisted and Abused
$36.59
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2021
Summary
A readily understandable exploration of how figures are badly reported or deliberately misrepresented everywhere from political arguments and briefings to business presentations and shopping offers.
Praise for Hugh Barker’s Million Dollar Maths:
‘Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.’ Professor Ian Stewart - author of *Significant Figures*
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472143617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472143612 |
| Author: | Pocket Book of Revelation Hugh Barker, Hugh Barker |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 22mm |
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Praise for Hugh Barker’s Million Dollar Maths:
Great fun. A clear, original and highly readable account of the curious relationship between mathematics and money.Praise for Hugh Barker’s Million Dollar Maths: A lively crash course in the mathematics of gambling, investing, and managing. Hugh Barker makes deep ideas fun and profitable.About The Author
Pocket Book of Revelation Hugh Barker
HUGH BARKER is a non-fiction author and editor; as the latter he has edited several successful popular maths books, including A Slice of Pi. He is the author of Million Dollar Maths (Atlantic Books, October 2018) and High Tech Maths (Atlantic, 2019-20). Hugh is a keen amateur mathematician, and was accepted to study maths at Cambridge University aged 16.
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