Outnumbered: from Facebook and Google to fake news and filter-bubbles - the algorithms that control our lives
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London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018.
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272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"In this book, David Sumpter takes an algorithm-strewn journey to the dark side of mathematics. He investigates the equations that analyse us., influence us and will (maybe) become like us, answering questions such as: Are Google algorithms racist and sexist? ; Why do election predictions fall so drastically? ; What does the future hold as we relinquish our decision-making to machines? Featuring interviews with those working at the cutting edge of algorithm research, along with a healthy dose of mathematical self-experiment, Outnumbered will explain how mathematics and statistics work in the real world, and what we should and shouldn't worry about."--from book cover

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'Featuring Cambridge analytica' --on cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"In this book, David Sumpter takes an algorithm-strewn journey to the dark side of mathematics. He investigates the equations that analyse us., influence us and will (maybe) become like us, answering questions such as: Are Google algorithms racist and sexist? ; Why do election predictions fall so drastically? ; What does the future hold as we relinquish our decision-making to machines? Featuring interviews with those working at the cutting edge of algorithm research, along with a healthy dose of mathematical self-experiment, Outnumbered will explain how mathematics and statistics work in the real world, and what we should and shouldn't worry about."--from book cover
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APA Citation (style guide)

Sumpter, D. (2018). Outnumbered: from Facebook and Google to fake news and filter-bubbles - the algorithms that control our lives. London, Bloomsbury Sigma.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sumpter, David. 2018. Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles - the Algorithms That Control Our Lives. London, Bloomsbury Sigma.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Sumpter, David, Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles - the Algorithms That Control Our Lives. London, Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Sumpter, David. Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles - the Algorithms That Control Our Lives. London, Bloomsbury Sigma, 2018.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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