عنوان

Millions, billions, zillions :

شابک

0691190135

شابک

9780691190136

شابک اشتباه

0691182779

شابک اشتباه

9780691182773

عنوان اصلي

Millions, billions, zillions :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

defending yourself in a world of too many numbers /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Brian W. Kernighan.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Princeton, New Jersey :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Princeton University Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2018.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references.

متن يادداشت

Getting started -- Millions, billions, zillions -- Big numbers -- Mega, giga, tera, and beyond -- Units -- Dimensionality -- Milestones -- Specious precision -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics -- Graphical trickery -- Bias -- Arithmetic -- Estimation -- Self defense.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading dataNumbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive--especially when they are really big. The media loves to report on millions, billions, and trillions, but frequently makes basic mistakes or presents such numbers in misleading ways. And misunderstanding numbers can have serious consequences, since they can deceive us in many of our most important decisions, including how to vote, what to buy, and whether to make a financial investment. In this short, accessible, enlightening, and entertaining book, leading computer scientist Brian Kernighan teaches anyone--even diehard math-phobes--how to demystify the numbers that assault us every day. With examples drawn from a rich variety of sources, including journalism, advertising, and politics, Kernighan demonstrates how numbers can mislead and misrepresent. In chapters covering big numbers, units, dimensions, and more, he lays bare everything from deceptive graphs to speciously precise numbers. And he shows how anyone--using a few basic ideas and lots of shortcuts--can easily learn to recognize common mistakes, determine whether numbers are credible, and make their own sensible estimates when needed. Giving you the simple tools you need to avoid being fooled by dubious numbers, Millions, Billions, Zillions is an essential survival guide for a world drowning in big--and often bad--data.

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

JSTOR

شماره انبار

22573/ctvc64cbq

عنوان

Millions, billions, zillions.

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

9780691182773

موضوع مستند نشده

Billion (The number)

موضوع مستند نشده

Critical thinking.

موضوع مستند نشده

Mathematics in mass media.

موضوع مستند نشده

Million (The number)

موضوع مستند نشده

Statistics-- Evaluation.

موضوع مستند نشده

Statistics-- Methodology.

موضوع مستند نشده

Billion (The number)

موضوع مستند نشده

Critical thinking.

موضوع مستند نشده

MATHEMATICS-- Algebra-- Intermediate.

موضوع مستند نشده

MATHEMATICS-- General.

موضوع مستند نشده

Mathematics in mass media.

موضوع مستند نشده

Million (The number)

موضوع مستند نشده

Statistics-- Evaluation.

موضوع مستند نشده

Statistics-- Methodology.

موضوع مستند نشده

MAT-- 000000

موضوع مستند نشده

MAT-- 002040

موضوع مستند نشده

MAT-- 006000

موضوع مستند نشده

MAT-- 020000

موضوع مستند نشده

SOC-- 052000

شماره

511.11

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kernighan, Brian W.

تاريخ عمليات

20200822123143.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y