Proofiness : the dark arts of mathematical deception / Charles Seife.
- Seife, Charles.
- Date:
- [2010], ©2010
- Books
About this work
Description
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
Publication/Creation
New York : Viking, [2010], ©2010.
Physical description
295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Contributors
Contents
Proofiness -- Phony facts, phony figures -- Rorschach's demon -- Risky business -- Poll cats -- Electile dysfunction -- An unfair vote -- Alternate realities -- Propaganda by the numbers -- Appendix A. Statistical error -- Appendix B. Electronic voting -- Appendix C. The prosecutor's fallacy.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesM21592
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780670022168
- 0670022160