Escape from model land : how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it
Thompson, Erica2022
Books
A statistician examines why mathematical models are often wrong, how they reflect the biases, perspectives, and expectations of their creators, and how relying too heavily on them can cause adverse effects.
Thompson, Erica, author
London : Basic Books, 2022.©2022
vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.
9781529364880 (pbk)9781529364880
511.8
English
530431
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 511.8 THO | Available |