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Description of  Adventures in Statistics: How We Live in a World of Numbers (Copernicus Books)

3031612833 rar 3031612833 rar This book is about how statistics play a role in life, whether in business, psychology, biology, economics, or just about anything short of basket weaving. You cannot make a trip to the doctor, watch a football game, or even go to the grocery store without some statistic staring you down. Your age, weight, and cholesterol make you a high risk for diabetes the chance that your team will win the game is 12.5 percent 4 out of 5 dentists like this toothpaste. What does it all mean? Adventures in Statistics: How We Live in a World of Numbers tells you what all those numbers mean. But the book does not spit out a bunch of mathematical formulas the book tells stories. Stories that explain statistics through popular culture, sports, and history. Youre confused about that false positive warning in that drug commercial, the 2007 comedy Read more