· The tendency of academics, politicians and pundits to generate such numerical falsehoods from data — and the tendency of the public to believe the Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. FINAL REVIEW: Octo "Proofiness" by Charles Seife is a well-intentioned book that suffers a definite crisis of identity. The jacket blurb and author's introduction promise a guided tour of the seamy underworld of statistical malpractice, that is, an account of the most common ways data are misrepresented or misinterpreted in the media, either through carelessness or because of a deliberate /5. Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception. Charles Seife, Viking, $ (p) ISBN Tweet. More By and About This Author. .
Click to read more about Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception by Charles Seife. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives. Proofiness: The dark arts of mathematical deception. Average Rating. Author.
TY - BOOK. T1 - Proofiness. T2 - The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception. AU - Seife, Charles. N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and index. Charles Seife's "Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception" This is an excellent look at how statistics is being mangled and manipulated by people who know better to achieve results that border on or go beyond the criminal. Proofiness: The Dark Art of Mathematical Deception by Charles Seife examines the misuse of data and statistics in today's world. The book divides the concept of proofiness into a number of categories such as disestimation and fruit-packing.
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