Innumeracy in the Wild: Misunderstanding and Misusing Numbers - Hardcover
by Ellen Peters
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190861094ISBN-10:190861096UPC:9780190861094Book Category:Mathematics, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Arithmetic, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionSize:9.30 x 6.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SCWZ40ZTY1
Innumeracy in the Wild: Misunderstanding and Misusing Numbers
Our grasp of numbers and uncertainty is one of humankind's most distinctive and important traits. It is pivotal to our exceptional ability to control the world around us as we make short-term choices and forecast far into the future. But very smart people can struggle with numbers in ways that pose negative consequences for their decision making. Numeric ability equips individuals with vital...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780190861094ISBN-10:190861096UPC:9780190861094Book Category:Mathematics, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Arithmetic, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & CognitionSize:9.30 x 6.10 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2721Product ID:SCWZ40ZTY1
Ellen Peters is Philip H. Knight Chair, Professor of Journalism and Communication, and Director of the Center for Science Communication Research (SCR) at the University of Oregon. She studies the basic building blocks of human judgment and decision making and is particularly interested in how people think and feel their way through decisions in our increasingly complex world.
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