Synopses & Reviews
Explores the meaning and power of data as well as the history of data collection and interpretation, evaluating how information gathering practices in the fields of mathematics, science, and statistics enable people to safeguard and extend systems of knowledge.
Synopsis
Information Generation is the story of the seminal role data plays in our lives and explains how the advance of our civilization has come hand in hand with our ability to collect and interpret data. Starting with occasional scratching on cave walls, eminent statistician David J. Hand guides us right up to the modern era where society is completely dependent on an abundance of data systems for its very survival.