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100 1 _aSeife, Charles.
245 1 0 _aProofiness :
_bthe dark arts of mathematical deception /
_c/ by: Viking
260 _aNew York
_bViking
_cc2010.
300 _a295 p., [8] p. of plates
_bill., maps
_c22 cm.
365 _b25.95 usd
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) 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.
650 0 _aPolitics
_9443
650 0 _aPseudoscience.
653 _aპოლიტიკა
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010012127-d.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010012127-b.html
856 4 1 _3Sample text
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2010012127-s.html
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