The Norm Chronicles: Stories and Numbers about Danger and Death (Häftad)
avMichael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter
ISBN: 9780465085705 - UTGIVEN: 2014-06Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do they mean in the real world? In "The Norm Chronicles," journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalt[...]
Tiger That Isn't (Häftad)
avMichael Blastland, Andrew Dilnot
ISBN: 9781846681110 - UTGIVEN: 200807Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most of it is commonsense, and by using a few really simple principles one can quickly see when maths, statistics and numbers are being abused to play tricks whic[...]
Norm Chronicles (Häftad)
avMichael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter
ISBN: 9781846686207 - UTGIVEN: 201305Features Norm and his friends careful Prudence and reckless Kelvin, who turn to statistics to help him in life's endless series of choices - should I fly or take the train? Have a baby? Another drink? Or another sausage? This book tells the real story behind the statistics on risk, chance and choice[...]
