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010			_a 2010455084
020			_a9781861978394 (hbk.)
082	0	4	_a510 _222
100	1		_aBlastland, Michael.
245	1	4	_aThe tiger that isn't : _bseeing through a world of numbers / _cMichael Blastland & Andrew Dilnot.
260			_aLondon : _bProfile, _c2007.
300			_a184 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.
505			_aCONTENTS: 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. _g _r _t
520			_a""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.
650		0	_aMathematics _vPopular works.
700	1		_aDilnot, A. W.
999			_c5717 _d5717