And anything by John Paulos (Innumeracy for a start).
(sorry if this duplicates Hake's listing; I've got his mailings Spam-
filed).
On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:43 AM, Allen Esterson wrote:
To Richard Hake's list of publications relating to statistical
illiteracy
may I add Gerd Gigerenzer's superb book *Calculated Risks: How to
Know When
Numbers Deceive You* (Simon and Schuster, 2002):
http://tinyurl.com/5z663l
This is ideal for students (and teachers) as it deals with a
variety of
topics in highly readable form, with everyday examples showing how
even the
experts are unable to handle quite simple statistical analyses
(e.g., in
relation to screening for diseases), and how to make sense of
statistical
data.
Allen Esterson
Former lecturer, Science Department
Southwark College, London
http://www.esterson.org
Paul Brandon
10 Crown Hill Lane
Mankato, MN 56001
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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