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A guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized Mind We live in a world of information overload. Facts and figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips but are too often biased distorted or outright lies. From unemployment figures to voting polls IQ tests to divorce rates we're bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live and what they think. Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask ourselves: can we really know that? And how do they know that? In this eye-opening accessible guide filled with fascinating examples and practical takeaways acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel Levitin shows us how learning to understand statistics will enable you to make better smarter judgements on the world around you.
TITLE: A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics
AUTHOR: Daniel Levitin
SKU: 9780241240007
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 19/09/2016
PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom
PAGES: 304
BINDING: Paperback / softback
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 153 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
WEIGHT: 396 gr
