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The art of statistics : learning from data / David Spiegelhalter.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK : Pelican, 2020.Description: xvi, 426 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780241258767 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 519.5 23
LOC classification:
  • QA276
Summary: Statistics have 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 this book, 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.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 519.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B06026M0499

Originally published: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Statistics have 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 this book, 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.

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