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Is college worth the cost? Should I worry about arsenic in my rice? Can we recycle pollution? Real questions of personal finance, public health, and social policy require sober, data-driven analyses. This unique text provides students with the tools of quantitative reasoning to answer such questions. The text models how to clarify the question, recognize and avoid bias, isolate relevant factors, gather data, and construct numerical analyses for interpretation. Themes and techniques are repeated across chapters, with a progression in mathematical sophistication over the course of the book, which helps the student get comfortable with the process of thinking in numbers. This textbook includes references to source materials and suggested further reading, making it user-friendly for motivated undergraduate students. The many detailed problems and worked solutions in the text and extensive appendices help the reader learn mathematical areas such as algebra, functions, graphs, and probability. End-of-chapter problem material provides practice for students, and suggested projects are provided with each chapter. A solutions manual is available online for instructors.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781108419413
eBay Product ID (ePID)14046374938
Product Key Features
Number of Pages258 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameQuantitative Reasoning: Thinking in Numbers
Publication Year2020
SubjectMathematics
TypeTextbook
AuthorEric Zaslow
Subject AreaData Analysis
Dimensions
Item Height260 mm
Item Weight690 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorEric Zaslow