Naked Statistics
Stripping the Dread from the Data
by Charles Wheelan
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Data Science, Statistics, and Most Recommended Books.
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 realworld application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on...
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