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The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers / Blastland, Michael; Dilnot, Andrew
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The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers
Wydawnictwo
London: Profile Books, 2008
ISBN
978 184668 1110
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Note on the New Edition … X
Introduction … 1
1. Counting: Use Mushy Peas … 6
2. Size: It's Personal … 17
3. Chance: The Tiger That Isn't … 37
4. Up and Down: A Man and his Dog … 52
5. Averages: The White Rainbow … 68
6. Targets: The Whole Elephant … 88
7. Risk: Bring Home the Bacon … 107
8. Sampling: Drinking from a Fire Hose … 124
9. Data: Know the Unknowns … 147
10. Shock Figures: Wayward Tee Shots … 165
11. Comparison: Mind the Gap … 177
12. Correlation: Think Twice … 201 Finally … 213
Acknowledgements … 214
Further Reading … 216
Index … 221
Introduction … 1
1. Counting: Use Mushy Peas … 6
2. Size: It's Personal … 17
3. Chance: The Tiger That Isn't … 37
4. Up and Down: A Man and his Dog … 52
5. Averages: The White Rainbow … 68
6. Targets: The Whole Elephant … 88
7. Risk: Bring Home the Bacon … 107
8. Sampling: Drinking from a Fire Hose … 124
9. Data: Know the Unknowns … 147
10. Shock Figures: Wayward Tee Shots … 165
11. Comparison: Mind the Gap … 177
12. Correlation: Think Twice … 201 Finally … 213
Acknowledgements … 214
Further Reading … 216
Index … 221