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Publisher
World Almanac Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1007 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
Description
The World Almanac is America's bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2023 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2022 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a treasure trove of political, economic, scientific...
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xvi, 527 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Statistical Analysis with Excel For Dummies, 4th Edition shows you how to use the world's most popular spreadsheet program to crunch numbers and interpret statistics?even if you've never taken a statistics or advanced math course. In no time, you'll learn to use Excel to create and translate statistics in everyday life, understand common statistical terms, and improve your classroom or professional skills. Statistics has a reputation for being a...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Formats
Description
A Professor of International Health and popular global TED speaker and his son and daughter-in-law who co-founded the Gapminder Foundation, explain how the best guesses, thoughts and concepts we accept as fact are actually tempered and informed by unconscious and predictable biases.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co. Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
viii, 352 p. ; 27 cm.
Description
"This book traces the interesting history of the professional quarterback, from the early years when the quarterback was a blocker to the modern-day player who must be the eyes, ears, brains, and, of course, the accurate, strong arm of the offense"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Sports Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; cm
Description
"Including interviews with Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, former All-Stars Wilbur Wood and Tim Wakefield, as well as other famed knuckleballers, Lew Freedman breaks down the history of this infamous pitch, which it seems can be traced back to Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte, as well as its effect on baseball as a whole"--
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
336 pages
Description
"Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics-we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us." If we can toss aside our fears and learn to approach...
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Publisher
University Of California Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
128 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm
Description
"California is at a crossroads. For decades a global leader, inspiring the hopes and dreams of millions, the state has recently faced double-digit unemployment, multi-billion dollar budget deficits and the loss of trillions in home values. This atlas brings together the latest research and statistics in a graphic form that gives shape and meaning to these numbers. It shows a new California in the making, as it maps the economic, social, and political...
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS)
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of Health Research, Statistics, and Technology, National Center for Health Statistics
Pub. Date
1982
Physical Desc
v. ; 28 cm.
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