Millions, Billions, Zillions: Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers Graham T. Allison His doctoral dissertation on television

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Millions, Billions, Zillions: Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers Graham T. Allison His doctoral dissertation on televisionAn essential guide to recognizing bogus numbers and misleading data Numbers are often intimidating, confusing, and even deliberately deceptive especially when they are really big. The media loves to report on millions, billions, and trillions, but frequently makes basic mistakes or presents such numbers in misleading ways. And misunderstanding numbers can have serious consequences, since they can deceive us in many of our most important decisions,