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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

Author: Paulos, John Allen

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 11.0
Points 10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 45952
Points per Word 0.000218
Page Count 180
Points per Page 0.055556

Description

This book presents a discussion of innumeracy, the inability to deal comfortably with the fundamental notions of number and chance, and looks at the consequences of mathematical illiteracy as seen in stock scams, diet claims, and other scenarios.