Numbers rule your world : the hidden influence of probability and statistics on everything you do - Fung, Kaiser (New York : McGraw-Hill, 2010)
Introduction -- Fast passes are to slow merges : the discontent of being averaged -- Bagged spinach is to bad score : the virtue of being wrong -- Item bank is to risk pool : the dilemma of being together -- Timid testers are to magic lassos : the sway of being asymmetric -- Jet crashes are to jackpots : the power of being impossible -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Statistics -- Social aspects; Probabilities -- Social aspects