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Millions, billions, zillions : defending yourself in a world of too many numbers / Brian W. Kernighan

By: Kernighan, Brian W [author].
Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, ©2018Description: xiv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691182773.Subject(s): Numbers, Complex | Data miningGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Getting started -- Millions, billions, zillions -- Big numbers -- Mega, giga, tera, and beyond -- Units -- Dimensionality -- Milestones -- Specious precision -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics -- Graphical trickery -- Bias -- Arithmetic -- Estimation -- Self defense
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Getting started -- Millions, billions, zillions -- Big numbers -- Mega, giga, tera, and beyond -- Units -- Dimensionality -- Milestones -- Specious precision -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics -- Graphical trickery -- Bias -- Arithmetic -- Estimation -- Self defense

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