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Millions, Billions, Zillions - 9780691182773

Description: Millions, Billions, ZillionsDefending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers Author(s): Brian W. Kernighan Format: Hardback Publisher: Princeton University Press, United States Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 9780691182773, 978-0691182773 Synopsis An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading data Numbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive?especially when they are really big. The media loves to report on millions, billions, and trillions, but frequently makes basic mistakes or presents such numbers in misleading ways. And misunderstanding numbers can have serious consequences, since they can deceive us in many of our most important decisions, including how to vote, what to buy, and whether to make a financial investment. In this short, accessible, enlightening, and entertaining book, leading computer scientist Brian Kernighan teaches anyone?even diehard math-phobes?how to demystify the numbers that assault us every day. With examples drawn from a rich variety of sources, including journalism, advertising, and politics, Kernighan demonstrates how numbers can mislead and misrepresent. In chapters covering big numbers, units, dimensions, and more, he lays bare everything from deceptive graphs to speciously precise numbers. And he shows how anyone?using a few basic ideas and lots of shortcuts?can easily learn to recognize common mistakes, determine whether numbers are credible, and make their own sensible estimates when needed. Giving you the simple tools you need to avoid being fooled by dubious numbers, Millions, Billions, Zillions is an essential survival guide for a world drowning in big?and often bad?data.

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Book Title: Millions, Billions, Zillions

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Year: 2018

Subject: Science, Mathematics

Item Height: 191 mm

Number of Pages: 176 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Millions, Billions, Zillions: Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers

Type: Textbook

Author: Brian W. Kernighan

Item Width: 114 mm

Format: Hardcover

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