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020 _a9781541675704
_qpaperback
040 _cHSLRC
050 _aQA276.12
_b.S654 2021
082 _223
_a519.5
100 _aSpiegelhalter, D. J.,
_eauthor.
_961107
245 _aThe art of statistics :
_bhow to learn from data /
_cDavid Spiegelhalter.
250 _aFirst US Trade Paperback edition.
264 _aNew York :
_bBasic Books,
_c2021.
300 _axvi, 426 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c21 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 407-418) and index.
505 _gIntroduction --
_tGetting things done in proportion : categorical data and percentages --
505 _tSummarizing and communicating numbers, lots of numbers --
505 _tWhy are we looking at data anyway? : populations and measurement --
505 _tWhat causes what? --
505 _tModelling relationships using regression --
505 _tAlgorithms, analytics and prediction --
505 _tHow sure can we be about what is going on? : estimates and intervals --
505 _tProbability : the language of uncertainty and variability --
505 _tPutting probability and statistics together --
505 _tAnswering questions and claiming discoveries --
505 _tLearning from experience the Bayesian way --
505 _tHow things go wrong --
505 _tHow we can do statistics better --
505 _tIn conclusion.
520 _aShows 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.--
_cSource other than the Library of Congress.
650 _aStatistics
_vPopular works.
_961108
942 _2lcc
_cBK
999 _c98893
_d98893