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How Not to Be Wrong
by Jordan Ellenberg
Mathematical thinking in everyday life: survivorship bias and the bombers, the lottery, regression, significance. Smart, funny, important.
Read it if…
you want math as a tool for not fooling yourself.
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Skip it if…
you want a textbook.
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Three things you will actually use
- Look for the missing bullet holes.
- Linearity has limits.
- Expected value guides decisions.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the Abraham Wald bombers.
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Ellenberg's toolkit.
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