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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
by John Allen Paulos
ISBN: 0809058405
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Retric
· 2012-11-29 ·
Original thread
I think it was a comment about Mathematical Illiteracy. Many people have little idea what X% more / less actually means.
http://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its...
http://www.amazon.com/Innumeracy-Mathematical-Illiteracy-Its...