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008 100407s2010 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
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100 1 _aSeife, Charles.
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245 1 0 _aProofiness :
_bthe dark arts of mathematical deception /
_cCharles Seife.
246 3 0 _aDark arts of mathematical deception
260 _aNew York :
_bViking,
_c2010.
300 _a295 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aProofiness -- Phony facts, phony figures -- Rorschach's demon -- Risky business -- Poll cats -- Electile dysfunction -- An unfair vote -- Alternate realities -- Propaganda by the numbers -- Appendix A. Statistical error -- Appendix B. Electronic voting -- Appendix C. The prosecutor's fallacy.
520 _aThe bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
650 0 _aMathematics
_vMiscellanea.
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650 0 _aPseudoscience.
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942 _cBOOK
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