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The Art of Statistics
- Author
- David Spiegelhalter
- Narrator
- Jonathan Davis
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 3 September 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 1 minute
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
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- Author
- David Spiegelhalter
- Narrator
- Jonathan Davis
- Duration
- 9 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 3 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9781549100376
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Probability and statistics, Database design and theory, Information architecture, Probability and statistics, Probability and statistics
Synopsis
In this "important and comprehensive" (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinking, discover how you can use data and mathematics to gain 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.
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