Innumeracy

mathematical illiteracy and its consequences

Presents a discussion of innumeracy, the inability to deal comfortably with the fundamental notions of number and chance, and looks at the consequences of mathematical illiteracy as seen in stock scams, diet and medical claims, sports records, lotteries, and other scenarios.

Hill and Wang
2001
9780809058402
book
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1 360

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