Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039334777X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Brilliant, funny the best math teacher you never had.”San Francisco Chronicle Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. He clarifies key concepts such as inference, correlation, and regression analysis, reveals how biased or careless parties can manipulate or misrepresent data, and shows us how brilliant and creative researchers are exploiting the valuable data from natural experiments to tackle thorny questions.And in Wheelan’s trademark style, there’s not a dull page in sight. You’ll encounter clever Schlitz Beer marketers leveragin
. He teaches public policy and economics at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his family. Charles Wheelan is the author of the best-selling Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and is a former correspondent for The Economist
Bought for supplemental information in a Stat class Rbpercussion I received this as gift to help me with a Stat class I was taking. It does well explaining basic statistical concepts in plain English with a startling lack of numbers in the examples. Where a traditional textbook fails in explaining it's material and it's relevance, this book excels. I had hoped it would reconcile my difficulties understanding . "Fun statistics book. Yes, really!" according to Judith. This is a very readable and entertaining statistics book. Yes really, it is fun. I took a statistics class in graduate school, where I learned all the formulas and calculations. Honestly, I learned more from this book because it tells you when and how to apply your new knowledge. It's funny, and is filled with practical examples. I'm still not t. Excellent Read! This book not only gives great insight into the realm of statistics, but delivers it in a fashion that is very easy to read. Wheelan explains the basics concepts in statistics, from probability to regression, with such simplicity. Though I personally already had a large amount of knowledge in the field of statistics prior to reading this book, i
Goldstein, "Planet Money" on NPR“Two phrases you don’t often see together: ‘statistics primer’ and ‘rollicking good time.’ Until Charlie Wheelan got to it, that is. Wheelan’s fluent stylea natural comedian, he is truly the Dave Barry of the coin toss setthe rest comes from his multiple real world examples illustrating exactly why even the most reluctant mathophobe is well advised to achieve a personal understanding of the statistical underpinnings of life.” - New York Times“The best math teacher you never had. Naked Statistics is filled with practical lessons, like how to judge the validity of polls, why you should never buy a lottery ticket, and how