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ProofinessProofiness

Proofiness

The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception

Charles Seife

3.3(6)on Hardcover

About this book

In the tradition of Stephen Colbert's concept of truthiness, Proofiness explores the intersection of chicanery and mathematics. The author explores regression, false correlation, Potemkin numbers, and a variety of other sketchy techniques used to make people think that the data reflect patterns that don't exist in actuality. How to Lie With Statistics would strike me as a readalike.

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OL Work ID
OL15532244W

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mathsmathematicsstatisticspoliticslyingethicselectionscriminal justicedeath penaltyMiscellaneaPseudoscienceNew York Times reviewedMathematics, miscellanea

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