Does Measurement Measure Up?: How Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth
Academic but accessible to the general reader.(Scitech Book News)Well written, entertaining, and informative.(Luiz Henrique de FigueiredoMAA Reviews)Henshaw has a remarkable ability to explain complex mathematics in a manner accessible to general readers.(Judy RandleTulsa World)Clear and well written.(Terry IshiharaScience Books and Films)A common thread throughout is the interrelationship of knowledge and measurement, an interrelationship that can both mislead and educate. Along the way, Henshaw does a great job of tossing in historical anecdotes, raising philosophical concerns, identifying social issues, and providing interesting factoids.The book is fun to read.(Choice)Best of 2006.(Library Journal)It is easy to read, and Henshaw has a pleasant style of throwing himself into the action.(PsycCRITIQUES)Sometimes a number is helpful, but at other times misleading, leading to discussions of when we should not be using numbers to make expensive decisions.(John L. HubiszPhysics Teacher)I enjoyed this book very much. The author's goal is to highlight the use (and misuse) of measurement in everyday life, a question I have pondered myself on many occasions. Indeed, many of his points were personally engaging to me.(James Napolitano, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)