Entertaining statistics

Statistics are one of the main sciences in the knowledge of the world. And entertaining statistics is an exciting guide to it. On the pages of the manual Evgeny Svitlovsky, an outstanding Soviet scientist, turns dry figures into fascinating stories. Is it possible to calculate how many grains of sand in the world, and in the ocean - drops? How did Mendeleev with the help of statistics reveal the secret of gunpowder? Where does the probability curve lead and where to meet the average person? In addition to the theoretical part and practical examples, the book contains a historical outline of the development of knowledge about statistics. The manual is intended for both adolescents and their parents