TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spiegelhalter, D.J.
TI  - The art of statistic: how to learn from data 
SN  - 9781541675704
AV  - QA276.12 .S65 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-418) and index
; Introduction; Getting things done in proportion : categorical data and  percentages --
Why are  we looking at data anyway? : populations and measurement --
What causes what? --
Modelling relationships using regression --
Algorithms, analytics and prediction --
How sure can we be about what is going on? : estimates and intervals --
Probability : the  language of uncertainty and variability --
Putting probability and statistics together --
Answering questions and claiming discoveries --
Learning from experience the Bayesian  way --
How things go wrong --
How we can do statistics better --
N2  - 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 results the software generates.--
ER  -