The Tyranny Of Numbers

Too often we try to quantify what can't actually be measured, counting people, but not individuals, results rather than intelligence, and benefit claimants inst... » 

Too often we try to quantify what can't actually be measured, counting people, but not individuals, results rather than intelligence, and benefit claimants instead of poverty. This book examines our obsession with numbers and the danger of valuing statistics over non-calculable elements. «