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100 1 _aSeife, Charles.
245 1 0 _aProofiness :
_bthe dark arts of mathematical deception /
_cCharles Seife.
260 _aNew York :
_bViking,
_cc2010.
300 _a295 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill., maps ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index.
505 0 _aProofiness -- Phony facts, phony figures -- Rorschach's demon -- Risky business -- Poll cats -- Electile dysfunction -- An unfair vote -- Alternate realities -- Propaganda by the numbers -- Appendix A. Statistical error -- Appendix B. Electronic voting -- Appendix C. The prosecutor's fallacy.
520 _aThe bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
650 0 _aMathematics
_vMiscellanea.
650 0 _aPseudoscience.
650 4 _aMatemáticas
_vMiscelánea.
650 4 _aEscepticismo.
650 4 _a20151100
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2010012127-b.html
938 _aBaker and Taylor
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