Naked Statistics Stripping the Dread from the Data

Name: Naked Statistics Stripping the Dread from the Data
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ISBN: 9780393347777

ISBN-10: 039334777X

ISBN-13: 9780393347777

Edition: 2014

Authors: Charles Wheelan

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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. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests? How does Netflix know which movies you'll like? What is causing the rising incidence of autism? As best-selling author Charles Wheelan shows us in Naked Statistics, the right data and a few well-chosen statistical tools can help us answer these questions and more. For those who slept through Stats 101, this book is a…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/13/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English

Charles Wheelan is the author of the internationally best-selling Naked Economics and Naked Statistics and a former correspondent for The Economist, and founder of The Centrist Party. He teaches public policy and economics at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his family.