Math on trial: how numbers get used and abused in the courtroom
Math error number 1 : multiplying non-independent probabilities : the Clark case : motherhood under attack -- Math error number 2 : unjustified estimates : the case of Janet Collins : hairstyle probability -- Math error number 3 : trying to get something from nothing : the case of Joe Sneed : absent...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York
Basic Books
[2013]
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| En: | Año: 2013 |
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| Sumario: | Math error number 1 : multiplying non-independent probabilities : the Clark case : motherhood under attack -- Math error number 2 : unjustified estimates : the case of Janet Collins : hairstyle probability -- Math error number 3 : trying to get something from nothing : the case of Joe Sneed : absent from the phone book -- Math error number 4 : double experiment : the case of Amanda Knox : media versus justice -- Math error number 5 : the birthday problem : the cold case of Diana Sylvester -- Math error number 6 : Simpson's paradox : the Berkeley sex bias case -- Math error number 7 : "the incredible coincidence" : the case of Lucia de Berk : carer or killer? -- Math error number 8 : underestimation : Charles Ponzi : American dream, American scheme -- Math error number 9 : choosing a wrong model : the case of Hetty Green : a battle of wills -- Math error number 10: mathematical madness : the Dreyfus case : spy or scapegoat? |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | xi, 256 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-465-03292-1 |
