Lying numbers : (Record no. 43448)
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01800cam a2200265 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 21885123 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220120021353.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 200701t20202020enka e 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2020445061 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781472143617 |
| Qualifying information | (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1472143612 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA276 |
| Item number | .B283 2020 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 510 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Barker, Hugh, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 81213 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Lying numbers : |
| Remainder of title | how maths and statistics are twisted and abused / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Hugh Barker. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Robinson, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 244 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A readily understandable exploration of how figures are badly reported or deliberately misrepresented everywhere from political arguments and briefings to business presentations and shopping offers. Politicians, economists, scientists, journalists . . . all of them have been known to bend the truth and to twist the facts from time to time. But surely the numbers and statistics they rely on are cold, hard objective facts that tell the real story? Of course the truth is much murkier than that. Figures can be misinterpreted, misunderstood, misconstrued and misused in hundreds of different ways. This book takes a look at the many ways that statistical information can be badly reported or deliberately misused in all walks of life, from political arguments, to business presentations, to more local concerns such as shopping offers and utility bills. A polemical guide to how numbers are used to mislead, which is intended to help the reader through the minefield of dubious stats and lying numbers. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematical statistics |
| General subdivision | Social aspects. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 81214 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
| General subdivision | Social aspects. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 81215 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logos International School | Logos International School | 01/20/2022 | 1 | 510 BAR | 39053029 | 02/21/2022 | 02/15/2022 | 01/20/2022 | Book |