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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Hill & Wang Pub
Publication date
September 1, 2001
Pages
180
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780809058402
ISBN-10
0809058405
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this.
(view table of contents)Editions
Hardcover
from Hill & Wang Pub (December 1, 1988)
9780809074471 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $16.95
About: The author examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this
About: The author examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Hill & Wang Pub (September 1, 2001)
9780809058402 | details & prices | 180 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this.
About: Examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this.
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (January 16, 1990); titled "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (Vintage): Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences"
9780679726012 | details & prices | 180 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | List price $12.00
About: Documents the widespread ignorance of simple concepts of numbers and probability, and shows how this mathematical illiteracy leads to wrong decisions in both public and private life
About: Documents the widespread ignorance of simple concepts of numbers and probability, and shows how this mathematical illiteracy leads to wrong decisions in both public and private life
Cassette/Spoken Word
from Bantam Audio (January 1, 1990)
9780553452136 | details & prices | List price $14.95
About: Dozens of examples in innumeracy show us how it affects not only personal economics and travel plans, but explains mischosen mates, inappropriate drug-testing, and the allure of psuedo-science.
About: Dozens of examples in innumeracy show us how it affects not only personal economics and travel plans, but explains mischosen mates, inappropriate drug-testing, and the allure of psuedo-science.
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