The Little Book About Numbers for People Who Would Really Rather Not Have to Read About Numbers

Does the sight of numbers and statistics induce something akin to mild panic? But at the same time do you wish it didn’t? Then this little book is for you. With the help of Cecil and Jemimah (cheetahs), Dennis and George (donkeys) and a few of their friends we learn about percentages and means and averages. Things do get more complicated with chi-squares, t tests and the like, but you don’t have to go there if you don’t want to! This little book will be useful to those who wish that they could understand better the statistics used in the media and by government. Some people will use numbers in a misleading way, and this book will help you to spot when that is happening, and to determine what they are trying to achieve. The book will also be useful to students who are studying a course which contains more of a numbers element than they feel comfortable with. Concepts are explained by the animals in a fun way, and if there is no need for you to understand a particular concept, then that is made clear.