Gauging Large Numbers | Andrew Elliott
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2018 · Education
Andrew Elliott looks at how through comparison, we can put large numbers into context. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/is-that-a-big-number-9780198821229 Andrew Elliott grew up in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, and studied statistics and actuarial science at the University of Cape Town. He emigrated to the United Kingdom in the late 1980s to use his actuarial skills in the world of financial systems. After a spell as a management consultant, Andrew launched a series of start-up companies in financial technology, and he continues to work in this field. Frustrated by how quantitative information is presented in the media and public discussion, in 2016 Andrew started "Is That A Big Number?, a project to promote numeracy and the development of intuitive number sense. © Oxford University Press
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