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Millions, billions, zillions : defending yourself in a world of too many numbers / Brian W. Kernighan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kernighan, Brian W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Numbers, Complex.
- Data mining.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0691182779
- 9780691182773
- OCLC:
- 1032358338
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