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Proofiness : the dark arts of mathematical deception / Charles Seife.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, c2010.Description: 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780670022168
  • 0670022160
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510
LOC classification:
  • QA 99 S459p 2010
Online resources:
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.
Summary: The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) QA 99 S459p 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000093058

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index.

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.

The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives

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