Blastland, Michael. <br/><br/>
The tiger that isn't :  seeing through a world of numbers / 
Michael Blastland & Andrew Dilnot. 
 - London :  Profile,  2007. 
 - 184 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index. 
<br/><br/>CONTENTS: Introduction -- Counting: use the mushy peas -- Size: it's personal -- Chance: the tiger that isn't -- Up and down: a man and his dog -- Averages: the white rainbow -- Targets: the whole elephant -- Risk: bring home the bacon -- Sampling: drinking from a fire hose -- Data: know the unknowns -- Shock figures: wayward tee shots -- Comparison: mind the gap -- Correlation: think twice.       
<br/><br/> ""Numbers have become the all-powerful language of public argument. Too often, that power is abused and the numbers bamboozle. This book shows how to see straight through them -- and how to seize the power for yourself.""--p. 2 of cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781861978394 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010455084 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510