Slippery Math In Public Affairs: Price Tag And Defense
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- Synopsis
- Highlighting how slippery numbers and questionable mathematical conclusions emerge and what can be done to safeguard against them, this book examines flawed usage of math in public affairs through actual cases of how mathematical data and conclusions can be distorted and misrepresented to influence public opinion. The author analyzes the cost of "s
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 240 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781135562748
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429221354, 9780824707903, 9780824707903
- Publisher:
- CRC Press
- Date of Addition:
- 07/02/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Marcel Dekker, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Mathematics and Statistics, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.