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Escape from model land : how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it

Thompson, Erica2022
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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.
Main title:
Escape from model land : how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it / Erica Thompson.
Author:
Thompson, Erica, author
Imprint:
London : Basic Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.
ISBN:
9781529364880 (pbk)9781529364880
Dewey class:
511.8
Language:
English
Subject:
Mathematical models -- Social aspectsMathematical modelsModeling
BRN:
530431
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