Proofiness : the dark arts of mathematical deception /
Seife, Charles.
New York : Viking,
c2010.
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index.
Proofiness -- 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.
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
Mathematics
Pseudoscience.