| The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data Contributor(s): Spiegelhalter, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541675703 ISBN-13: 9781541675704 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Data Modeling & Design - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - Multivariate Analysis - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - Regression Analysis |
| Dewey: 519.5 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.85 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this "important and comprehensive" guide to statistical thinking (New Yorker), discover how data literacy is changing the world and gives you a better understanding of life's biggest problems. The age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. Whether we're analyzing preventative medical screening or the terrible crime sprees of serial killers, Spiegelhalter teaches us how to clarify questions, assumptions, and expectations and, most importantly, how to interpret the answers we receive. Combining the incomparable insight of an expert with the playful enthusiasm of an aficionado, The Art of Statistics is the definitive guide to the power of data. "A call to arms for greater societal data literacy . . . a reminder that there are passionate, self-aware statisticians who can argue eloquently that their discipline is needed now more than ever." -- Financial Times |