Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do

Statistician and blogger Kaiser Fung is your guide inside the hidden world of facts and figures-the ones that affect you every day, in every way.

These are the statistics that rule your life, your job, your commute, your vacation, your food, your health, your money, and your success. They govern how engineers calculate your quality of living, how corporations determine your wants, and how politicians estimate your opinions. These are the numbers you never think about-even though they play a crucial role in every single aspect of your life.