Information generation
how data rule our world
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Word Count
61,500 words, Guess
Page Count
246 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15980552M
- ISBN-139781851684458
- ISBN-10185168445X
- OCLC Control Number64747442
- OCLC Control Numberinformationgener0000hand
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- Goodreads1202254
- LibraryThing2545538
Classifications
- LCCHM851 .H36 2007
Description
"Information Generation is the story of the role that numbers and data play in our lives, and the myriad ways this information can be used and abused. Covering marketing surveys, credit card fraud, and the importance of decimal points in numbers involved with space exploration, David Hand's account provides insight into one of the most overlooked and important concepts in human society."--BOOK JACKET
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