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BookNotes is your monthly guide to good, informative
reading. Each month BookNotes will feature the Editor's choice of titles.
This month our Editor has selected a range of books focusing on the
accuracy of statistical reporting.
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Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America
Publisher:
Touchstone Books
Author:
Cynthia Crossen
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a long time, this book examines how the media, politicians,
academics, and business distort information and limit the public's
access to the truth. The author shows how a desire for profits,
influence, or increased funding encourage reports that tend
to "prove" whatever bolsters the goals of sponsoring
groups. While focusing on information released by commercial
and industrial firm, the ideas presented here may prove useful
also for users of education statistics. |
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200 Percent
of Nothing: An Eye-Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns
of Math Abuse and Innumeracy
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Author:
A.K.Dewdney |
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An eye-opening look at the variety of deliberate and accidental
misuses of mathematics and statistics in everyday life by
advertisers, politicians, and corporations. The author, a
prominent mathematics author and columnist, describes how
to recognize mathematical abuse and how to avoid it, using
many examples from the media, advertisements, and official
reports.
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Publisher:
Anchor Books
Authors:
John Allen Paulos
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In this book, the author of "Innumeracy:
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" discusses
hidden mathematical angles in many media stories, especially
those involving presentation of figures and statistics.
His realistic perspective on the statistics we rely on
and how they can mislead us is useful for anyone interested
in gaining a more accurate view of their world. The book
is written in a humorous and pragmatic style that makes
it fun and informative reading.
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