THE ART OF STATISTICS HOW TO LEARN FROM DATA
Shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. This isn't simply memorizing formulas or using the tools in a spreadsheet: he emphasizes the importance of clarifying questions, assumptions, and expectations, and -- more importantly -- knowing how to responsibly interpret the re...
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| 504 | # | # | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-418) and index. |
| 505 | 0 | # | |a Introduction -- 1. Getting things in proportion: Categorical data and percentages -- 2. Summarizing and communicating numbers. Lots of numbers -- 3. Why are we looking at data anyway? Populations and measurement -- 4. What causes what? -- 5. Modelling relationships using regression -- 6. Algorithms, analytics and prediction -- 7. How sure can we be about what is going on? Estimates and intervals -- 8. Probability: The language of uncertainty and variability -- 9. Putting probability and statistics together -- 10. Answering questions and claiming discoveries -- 11. Learning from experience the Bayesian way -- 12. How things go wrong -- 13. How we can do statistics better -- 14. In conclusion. |
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The Art of Statistics Learning from Data (A PELICAN BOOK)