The Art of Statistics
How to Learn from Data
by David Spiegelhalter
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Data Science, Statistics, and Science.
The definitive guide to statistical thinkingStatistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day. In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we want to separate the fact from the fiction, the ostentatious embellishments from the...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Data Science, Statistics, and Science.
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Dan Davies
“@amoralelite @d_spiegel It's a great book. I thought it was like coming home because I've always tried to avoid calculation due to the dyspraxia and it was just "yes, that's how you think about it"”
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