How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking, written by Jordan Ellenberg, is a New York Times Best Selling book that connects various economic and societal philosophies with basic mathematics and statistical principles.
In his book, Ellenberg explains the mathematics behind some of simplest day-to-day thinking. Ellenberg uses mathematics to examine real-world issues ranging from the loving of straight lines in the reporting of obesity to the game theory of missing flights, from the relevance to digestion of regression to the mean to the counter-intuitive Berkson's paradox.
Bill Gates endorsed "How Not to Be Wrong" and included the book in his 2016 "5 Books to Read This Summer" list.
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