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the numbers game the commonsense guide to understanding numbers in the news in politics and in life
the strunk & white of statistics team up to help the average person navigate the numbers in the news . br drawing on their hugely popular bbc radio 4 show more or less journalist michael blastland and internationally known economist andrew dilnot delight amuse and convert american mathphobes by showing how our everyday experiences make sense of numbers . br the radical premise of the numbers game is to show how much we already know and give practical ways to use our knowledge to become cannier consumers of the media . in each concise chapter the authors take on a different theme such as size chance averages targets risk measurement and data and present it as a memorable and entertaining story . br if you ve ever wondered what average really means whether the scare stories about cancer risk should convince you to change your behavior or whether a story you read in the paper is biased and how you need this book . blastland and dilnot show how to survive and thrive on the torrent of numbers that pours through everyday life . it s the essential guide to every cause you love or hate and every issue you follow in the language everyone uses .