Correlated: Surprising Connections Between Seemingly Unrelated Things
| AUTHOR | Gallagher, Shaun; Gallagher, Shaun |
| PUBLISHER | Tarcherperigee (07/01/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Mind-blowing statistics and crazy connections--from the number-crunching genius behind a popular blog. Based on findings on Correlated.org, this surprising and very funny book presents bizarre-but-true correlations between seemingly unrelated things. Based on daily polls and statistical analysis, in CORRELATED, Gallagher reveals: - People who prefer Miss Piggy to Kermit the Frog are more than twice as likely than average to have tattoos
- People with body piercings are twice as likely as the average person to have deployed a fire extinguisher
- People with bumper stickers on their car are more likely than average to have square danced You'll never look at poll results or scientific sound bites the same way again
- People with body piercings are twice as likely as the average person to have deployed a fire extinguisher
- People with bumper stickers on their car are more likely than average to have square danced You'll never look at poll results or scientific sound bites the same way again
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780399162473
ISBN-10:
039916247X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
60
Product Dimensions:
4.40 x 0.50 x 7.90 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Curiosities & Wonders
Reference | Trivia
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
031.02
Library of Congress Control Number:
2014006788
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Mind-blowing statistics and crazy connections--from the number-crunching genius behind a popular blog. Based on findings on Correlated.org, this surprising and very funny book presents bizarre-but-true correlations between seemingly unrelated things. Based on daily polls and statistical analysis, in CORRELATED, Gallagher reveals: - People who prefer Miss Piggy to Kermit the Frog are more than twice as likely than average to have tattoos
- People with body piercings are twice as likely as the average person to have deployed a fire extinguisher
- People with bumper stickers on their car are more likely than average to have square danced You'll never look at poll results or scientific sound bites the same way again
- People with body piercings are twice as likely as the average person to have deployed a fire extinguisher
- People with bumper stickers on their car are more likely than average to have square danced You'll never look at poll results or scientific sound bites the same way again
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