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Description: Millions, Billions, Zillions : Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers, Paperback by Kernighan, Brian W., ISBN 069120909X, ISBN-13 9780691209098, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading data

Numbers 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, Brian Kernighan teaches anyone—even diehard math-phobes—how to demystify the numbers that assault us every day. 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.

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Book Title: Millions, Billions, Zillions : Defending Yourself in a World of T

Number of Pages: 176 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Millions, Billions, Zillions : Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Year: 2020

Subject: Counting & Numeration, Media Studies, General

Item Height: 0.5 in

Item Weight: 7.7 Oz

Type: Textbook

Author: Brian W. Kernighan

Subject Area: Mathematics, Social Science

Item Length: 7.4 in

Item Width: 4.7 in

Format: Trade Paperback