Proofiness the dark arts of mathematical deception
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
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New York, N.Y. :
Viking,
2010.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Seife, Charles. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Proofiness : |b the dark arts of mathematical deception / |c Charles Seife. |
| 260 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Viking, |c 2010. | ||
| 300 | |a 295 p., [8] p. of plates : |b ill. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-286) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Mathematics |v Miscellanea. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Pseudoscience. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Hays, Sara Light tribute. | |
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