TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blastland,Michael
AU  - Dilnot,A.W.
TI  - The tiger that isn't: seeing through a world of numbers 
SN  - 9781861978394 (hbk.)
U1  - 510 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London
PB  - Profile
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index; 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
N2  - ""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
ER  -