02103nam a22004217a 4500 20260226104925.0 260226b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781541675704 paperback HSLRC QA276.12 .S654 2021 23 519.5 Spiegelhalter, D. J., author. 61107 The art of statistics : how to learn from data / David Spiegelhalter. First US Trade Paperback edition. New York : Basic Books, 2021. xvi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-418) and index. Introduction -- Getting things done in proportion : categorical data and percentages -- 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. 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.-- Source other than the Library of Congress. Statistics Popular works. 61108 lcc BK 98893 98893 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC HSLRC HSLRC CIR 2026-02-26 Sketchbook/Fullybooked 959.20 0 QA 276.12 .S654 2021 HS14799 2026-02-26 00:00:00 1 959.20 2026-02-26 BK