01993cam a2200373 i 4500 17535006 BJBSDDR 20240422121431.0 ta 121119s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng 2012034411 9780393347777 039334777X DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc QA 276 W561n 2014 519.5 Wheelan, Charles J., 1966- 34383 Naked statistics : stripping the dread from the data / Charles Wheelan. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014 xviii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The field of statistics is rapidly transforming into a discipline that Hal Varian at Google has called "sexy". And with good reason - from batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research - the real-world application of statistics is growing by leaps and bounds. In Naked Statistics, Charles Wheelan strips away the arcane and technical details to get at the underlying intuition that is key to understanding the power of statistical concepts. Tackling a wide-ranging set of problems, he demonstrates how statistics can be used to look at questions that are important and relevant to us today. With the trademark wit, accessibility and fun that made Naked Economics a bestseller, Wheelan brings another essential discipline to life with a one-in-a-million statistics book that you will read for pleasure Statistics. Estadísticas 6144 Estadística Estudio y enseñanza 35400 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 120697 120697 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-02-15 0 QA 276 W561n 2014 00000173581 2024-02-15 00:00:00 1 2024-02-15 BK