Summary

"Wherever numbers are used - or abused - there are simple tricks and techniques to cut through the bad and turn the good to our advantage. With a wealth of examples, from tax and spending, crime and climate, to the duration of a pregnancy or counting fish, you'll be amused, inspired, and empowered." "The radical aim of The Numbers Game is to unravel the mysterious use of numbers in the news by showing us how much we already know. Blastland and Dilnot give us practical ways of using our knowledge to become cannier consumers of the media. Each concise chapter takes on a different theme, including size, chance, averages, targets, risk, measurement, and data, presenting each as a memorable and entertaining story. Published in the United Kingdom to great critical acclaim as The Tiger That Isn't, the book is now comprehensively updated and adapted specifically for American readers."--BOOK JACKET.