Keywords
decicion-making, innumeracy, communication
Abstract
Peters, E. (2020). Innumeracy in the Wild: Misunderstanding and Misusing Numbers. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press) 315 pp. ISBN 978-0190861094
This piece briefly introduces and excerpts Innumeracy in the Wild: Misunderstanding and Misusing Numbers, written by Ellen Peters and published by Oxford University Press. Through a state-of-art review of the literature, the book explains how numeric ability supports the quality of the decisions people make and the life outcomes they experience. It presents three ways that people can be good or bad with numbers and how each of these numeric competencies matter to decision making.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.14.1.1379
Recommended Citation
Peters, Ellen M.. "Reflections on Innumeracy in the Wild." Numeracy 14, Iss. 1 (2021): Article 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.14.1.1379
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