Spiegelhalter, D. J., <br/><br/>
The art of statistics :  how to learn from data / 
David Spiegelhalter. 
 - First US Trade Paperback edition. 
 - xvi, 426 pages :  illustrations ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-418) and index. 
<br/><br/> Getting things done in proportion : categorical data and percentages --  Introduction --  Summarizing and communicating numbers, lots of numbers --  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 --  In conclusion. 
<br/><br/> 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.-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781541675704 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Statistics--Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA276.12  / .S654 2021 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>519.5