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What is Quantitative Reasoning about?

Cover 1 Half-title 3 Title page 5 Copyright information 6 Contents 7 Preface 11 Teacher’s Manual 12 To the Student 13 Acknowledgments 15 Introduction 16 The Case for Quantitative Reasoning 16 Constructing Analytical Models 16 1 Is College Worth the Cost? 21 Framing the Question 21 Building the Model 23 Analyzing the Results 36 Exercises 38 Projects 39 2 How Many People Died in the Civil War? 41 Reaction 41 Meaning in Numbers 42 Two-Census Estimates 45 Assumption and the Quantification of Error 46 Building the Model 50 Conclusions 51 Summary 52 Exercises 52 Projects 54 3 How Much Will This Car Cost? 55 Legalese and Gobbledygook 55 Interesting Thoughts 56 Compounding the Problem 58 APR and APY 59 Monthly Payments 62 Summary 64 Exercises 65 Projects 66 4 Should We Worry about Arsenic in Rice? 67 Sensationalized Risks and Lifestyle Choices 67 Wise Up! 68 Concentrating on Units 70 Arsenic in Rice 73 Decision 76 Further Topics 77 Summary 77 Exercises 78 Projects 80 5 What Is the Economic Impact of the Undocumented? 81 Reactions and Reflections 81 Identifying Revenues and Expenses 85 Data: The Gathering 89 Adding It Up 96 Conclusions 97 Summary 98 Exercises 98 Projects 100 6 Should I Buy

Author

Eric Zaslow

Language

EN