Scammed by Statistics

Scammed by Statistics
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Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 0967991579
ISBN-13 : 9780967991573
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Book Synopsis Scammed by Statistics by : Edward Zaccaro

Download or read book Scammed by Statistics written by Edward Zaccaro and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are continually bombarded by charts, graphs, and quotes from various studies with the goal of influencing our opinions, health, or buying habits, yet we seldom know if we are being manipulated, deceived, and lied to by those presenting the data. Scammed by Statistics uses countless real examples to illustrate the good and evil of numbers and in the process, exposes the numerous techniques that are used to distort and misuse numbers. Readers will never again be able to read the news, watch TV, or read a magazine without a degree of healthy skepticism.


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