tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post8170687378719215354..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Saving Lives -- and Math Education -- With StatisticsLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-10380979452735133732011-01-24T14:06:49.670-05:002011-01-24T14:06:49.670-05:00David--I'm joining the masses. And I think tha...David--I'm joining the masses. And I think that it could be interesting (important) to look at the issue two ways--the way you reported. And also the way that people use statistics misleadingly to prove their case. When I was in college I remember reading a book called How to Lie with Statistics--a real eye opener.Susan E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439239997410273932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-74740235191368500352011-01-24T13:56:55.183-05:002011-01-24T13:56:55.183-05:00As a non-math person and a follower of English foo...As a non-math person and a follower of English football (Chelsea FC in particular,) I am discovering that statistics can indeed be fun. Have you read <i>Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S. Japan, Australia, Turkey – and Even Iraq – are Destined to Become the Kings of the World’s Most Popular Sport</i> by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski?Gretchen Woelflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350500006005970433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-17538099667922166222011-01-24T13:47:45.446-05:002011-01-24T13:47:45.446-05:00Then there's Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Math...Then there's <i>Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception</i> by Charles Seife, which I haven’t read yet...heard an interview. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783236322334230920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-30877342169723126602011-01-24T11:00:27.756-05:002011-01-24T11:00:27.756-05:00An author who's dealt with this sort of thing ...An author who's dealt with this sort of thing in an entertaining way is John Allen Paulos. He's written a number of books — including 'Innumeracy' and 'A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper' — that look at our misperceptions about statistics. His books are intended for adult readers, but I think the topic would make an interesting picture book. And you are just the person to write it...steve jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730878564197088655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-27903553010759639942011-01-24T09:17:47.725-05:002011-01-24T09:17:47.725-05:00Bravo, David!! I hope you get to write that book!...Bravo, David!! I hope you get to write that book! Here are some questions I'm curious about. Are more children exploited and abducted today than in the past or is there just more reported in the news? Why don't we talk more about "acceptable risk" when assessing dangers? To what extent do we live in fear of the wrong things and ignore other things at our peril?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214356318088069618noreply@blogger.com