{"product_id":"how-to-read-numbers-9781474619974","title":"How to Read Numbers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it''ll be obvious - ''X people develop cancer every year'' - and sometimes less obvious - ''How smartphones destroyed a generation''. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing you to the common mistakes that journalists make and the tricks they sometimes deploy, HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vital guide that will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news - and, just as importantly, when not to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA charming, practical and insightful guide. You might not even notice how much you're learning - you'll be too busy having fun -- TIM HARFORD, author of HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD ADD UP\u003cbr\u003eA vital plea to take statistics more seriously - the prose being as clear and elegant as the numbers -- SATHNAM SANGHERA, author of EMPIRELAND\u003cbr\u003eReading this book is strongly correlated with not looking stupid. Highly recommended -- HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult Women\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent guide to everyday statistics . . . the authors do a splendid job of stringing words together so smartly that even difficult concepts are explained and so understood with ease. [A] timely and lively book -- Manjit Kumar * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully written - incredibly readable. It should be made compulsory reading for everyone before they leave school -- EVAN DAVIS\u003cbr\u003eAn erudite, enlightening guide to the numbers we read in the news - and why they are so often wrong. The authors make sense of dense material and offer engrossing insights into sampling bias, statistical significance and the dangers of believing the casual language used in newspapers * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating, easy-to-read explanation of how to interpret numbers in the news . . . their enlightening book provides us with the tools to spot when we're being led astray -- Nick Rennison * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute lifesaver . . . Breezy, easy to read, funny and loaded with useful information -- IAN DUNT, author of HOW TO BE A LIBERAL\u003cbr\u003eA great combination of important and accessible -- MISHAL HUSAIN\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant . . . part of the joy of \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is how light and fun it is. At the end of the process, you'll be better equipped to understand what it means when a glass of red wine can both increase and decrease your chances of getting cancer, how many portions of fruit and veg you need to eat each day, and any number of stories about numbers you might read or hear * THE BIG ISSUE *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867260727639,"sku":"9781474619974","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474619974.jpg?v=1722282472","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-to-read-numbers-9781474619974","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}