Millions, Billions, Zillions : : Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers / / Brian W. Kernighan.
An essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading dataNumbers 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 numb...
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| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: Millions, Billions, Zillions
- Chapter 3: Big Numbers
- Chapter 4: Mega, Giga, Tera, and Beyond
- Chapter 5: Units
- Chapter 6: Dimensionality
- Chapter 7: Milestones
- Chapter 8: Specious Precision
- Chapter 9: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
- Chapter 10: Graphical Trickery
- Chapter 11: Bias
- Chapter 12: Arithmetic
- Chapter 13: Estimation
- Chapter 14: Self Defense
- Further Reading
- Figure Credits