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- 2008030130 abstract "Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. The average person can use basic knowledge and common sense to put the never-ending onslaught of facts and figures in their proper place.".
- 2008030130 contributor B11107070.
- 2008030130 contributor B11107071.
- 2008030130 created "c2009.".
- 2008030130 date "2009".
- 2008030130 date "c2009.".
- 2008030130 dateCopyrighted "c2009.".
- 2008030130 description "Counting: use strawberry jam -- Size: it's personal -- Chance: the tiger that isn't -- Up and down: a man and his dog -- Averages: the white rainbow -- Performance: the whole elephant -- Risk: bring home the bacon -- Sampling: drinking from a fire hose -- Data: know the unknowns -- Shock figures: wayward tee shots -- Comparison: mind the gap -- Causation: think twice -- Last word.".
- 2008030130 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index.".
- 2008030130 description "Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. The average person can use basic knowledge and common sense to put the never-ending onslaught of facts and figures in their proper place.".
- 2008030130 extent "xiv, 210 p. :".
- 2008030130 identifier "1592404235 (hardcover)".
- 2008030130 identifier "9781592404230 (hardcover)".
- 2008030130 identifier 2008030130.html.
- 2008030130 issued "2009".
- 2008030130 issued "c2009.".
- 2008030130 language "eng".
- 2008030130 publisher "New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books,".
- 2008030130 subject "510 22".
- 2008030130 subject "Mathematics.".
- 2008030130 subject "Number concept.".
- 2008030130 subject "QA141.15 .B535 2009".
- 2008030130 subject "Statistics.".
- 2008030130 tableOfContents "Counting: use strawberry jam -- Size: it's personal -- Chance: the tiger that isn't -- Up and down: a man and his dog -- Averages: the white rainbow -- Performance: the whole elephant -- Risk: bring home the bacon -- Sampling: drinking from a fire hose -- Data: know the unknowns -- Shock figures: wayward tee shots -- Comparison: mind the gap -- Causation: think twice -- Last word.".
- 2008030130 title "The numbers game : the commonsense guide to understanding numbers in the news, in politics, and in life / Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot.".
- 2008030130 type "text".