Tom Chivers, Chivers, David, QC

How to Read Numbers

A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them)

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A short, practical, timely guide to the tools you need to understand the numbers we read in the news everyday - and how we often get them wrong

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Group / W&N
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 786386
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 126mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9781474619974
• ISBN-10: 1474619975
• Artikelnr.: 62079549

Autorenporträt

Tom Chivers is a science writer and author. He was given Royal Statistical Society 'Statistical Excellence in Journalism' awards in 2018 and 2020, and was declared the Science Writer of the Year by the Association of British Science Writers in 2021. His two previous books are The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy and How to Read Numbers (with David Chivers).

Rezensionen

A charming, practical and insightful guide. You might not even notice how much you're learning - you'll be too busy having fun TIM HARFORD, author of HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD ADD UP