Download The Art of Statistics : Learning from Data PDF
2020
Title | The Art of Statistics : Learning from Data |
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Authors | David Spiegelhalter |
Genres | Data Analysis: General Social Research & Statistics Econometrics Books Probability & Statistics Economic Statistics Books |
Publisher | Penguin Books, Limited |
ISBN | 9780241258767 |
'Shines a light on how we can use the ever-growing deluge of data to improve our understanding of the world' Nature 'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force.' (Popular Science) How many trees are there on the planet? Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science. Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all familiar with the way statistical claims can be sensationalised, particularly in the media. In the age of big data, as data science becomes established as a discipline, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter guides the reader through the essential principles we need in order to derive knowledge from data. Drawing on real world problems to introduce conceptual issues, he shows us how statistics can help us determine the luckiest passenger on the Titanic, whether serial killer Harold Shipman could have been caught earlier, and if screening for ovarian cancer is beneficial. 'Important and comprehensive' Hannah Fry, The New Yorker Do you trust headlines telling you that bacon, ham and sausages carry the same cancer risk as cigarettes? No, nor do I. That is why we need a book like this that explains how such implausible nonsense arises in the first place. Standpoint
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