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Pros
Gerd argues for all of us to embrace natural numbers rather than a more modern mathematical probability mindset. This book investigates how statistics may be misused by the medical and legal professions to mislead the public. It lists simple ways to c... Read More
Cons
There's very little content here, spread extremely thinly. The same few examples and observations are repeated ad nauseum. Goldacre's book has much more varied content and is a much better read, at a similar price.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The book has as its central theme the confusion caused intentionally or otherwise when information is presented poorly
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These are used to illustrate the very simple root causes by which information is presented in ways that obscure meaning and make reasoned judgement difficult if not impossible
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The thrust of the book is not that information does not exist to assist judgement of risks in these areas but that the way it is presented and communicated serves to perpetuate innumeracy amongst patient and clinician alike
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This innumeracy can have dramatic consequences with inappropriate treatments being selected and patients being caused undue worry distress or physical harm
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
An example is cited of a surgeon who performed breast removal operations on 90 patients who showed no sign of disease simply based on his interpretation of the risk they faced of contracting it in the future
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The book also has some absurd but real examples of innumeracy lunacy for example the mexican government which increased road volume by simply repainting a four lane highway with six lanes a 50 increase
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It offers itself as a way of turning ignorance into insight and follows through on the offer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is a simplification at the heart of the book not all statistical information can be summarised effectively using natural frequencies and the author is not a mathematician and gives no sign that he understands that this is a simplification
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