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30-second numbers : the 50 key topics for understanding numbers and how we use them.

30-second numbers : the 50 key topics for understanding numbers and how we use them.
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Date Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Reserve
16 Apr 2020 008068000 510/THI
Adult Non Fiction   Nowra . . Available .  
30 Apr 2020 007975900 510/THI
Adult Non Fiction   Ulladulla . . Available .  
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ISBN 9781782408475
Shelf Location 510/THI
Title 30-second numbers : the 50 key topics for understanding numbers and how we use them.
Alternate Titles Thirty-second numbers
Publication Details London : Ivy Press, 2020.
Format 160 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Series 30-second
Notes Fundamental numbers -- Statistical distributions -- Statistical tests -- Probability and risk -- Using numbers -- Visualizing numbers -- Appendices.
30-Second Numbers explores number categories, the science of measuring, how guesstimates work, and the visualisation of numbers, taking you behind the digits into the world of statistics, probability, risk and ratios. Numbers are our way of imposing order on the world, and each of the 50 topics here uses just 300 words and one picture to give you a sense of control, helping you to understand trends in statistical data, how algorithms are used and the methods involved in machine learning. With this book, numbers need never be daunting again.
Subject Mathematics -- Popular works
Statistics -- Popular works
Numeracy
Added Author Nic Daeid, Prof. Niamh
Cole, Christian
Rawlings, Steve
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