The Tiger That Isn't
The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers is a statistics book written by Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot, the creator and presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less. Like the radio show, it addresses the misuse of statistics in politics and the media.
 Book cover | |
| Author | Michael Blastland & Andrew Dilnot |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Statistics |
| Publisher | Profile Books |
Publication date | 2007 |
| ISBN | 978-1-86197-839-4 |
The book has received favourable reviews for the simple presentation of complicated ideas.[1][2]
Notes
- Plus magazine, review by Marc West, December 2007
- The Observer, Katie Toms, August 2008
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References
- Blastland, Michael; and Dilnot, (2007) The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers, Profile Books. ISBN 9781861978394
- Blastland, Michael; Dilnot, Andrew (1 December 2007). "The tiger that isn't: numbers in the media". Plus Magazine (excerpt) (45).
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