Errors, Blunders, and Lies: How to Tell the Difference

by David Salsburg

Book Overview

We live in a world that is not quite "right." The central tenet of statistical inquiry is that Observation = Truth + Error because even the most careful of scientific investigations have always been bedeviled by uncertainty. Our attempts to measure things are plagued with small errors. Our attempts to understand our world are blocked by blunders. And, unfortunately, in some cases, people have been known to lie.

In this long-awaited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498795781
• ISBN13: 9781498795784
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"