Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
by John Allen Paulos
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Statistics, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
Dozens of examples in innumeracy show us how it affects not only personal economics and travel plans, but explains mischosen mates, inappropriate drugtesting, and the allure of pseudoscience....
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Statistics, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
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James Gunn
“Innumeracy, by @JohnAllenPaulos, changed my understanding of the world as a young person. It's a simple, easytoread book about how people misinterpret math & coincidences & misunderstand the world in general because of it.”
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