Naked Statistics
Charles Wheelan is the best-selling author of Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and a former Economist correspondent. He is a Dartmouth College professor of public policy and economics.
Statistics, often seen to be monotonous, is swiftly transforming into a discipline that Hal Varian, Google's senior economist, has actually called "sexy." The real-world use of statistics continues to expand by leaps and bounds, from batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical studies. How can we catch schools who use standardized examinations to their advantage? How does Netflix know which films you'll enjoy? What is causing the increase in autism cases? As best-selling author Charles Wheelan demonstrates in Naked Statistics, the correct data and a few well-chosen statistical methods can assist us in answering these and other issues.
This book is a lifeline for people who slept through Stats 101. Wheelan cuts through the jargon and technical jargon to get to the basic intuition that drives statistical analysis. He explains fundamental concepts like inference, correlation, and regression analysis, highlights how biased or negligent parties can distort or misrepresent data, and demonstrates how clever and imaginative academics are using great data from natural experiments to answer difficult questions.
And there isn't a dull page in sight, in Wheelan's trademark style. You'll come across brilliant Schlitz Beer marketers utilizing simple probability, an International Sausage Festival revealing the tenets of the central limit theorem, and a mind-boggling choice from the popular game show Let's Make a Deal, and you'll walk away with new ideas each time. Wheelan overcomes the odds once more by bringing to life another crucial, previously unglamorous discipline with the wit, accessibility, and simple enjoyment that made Naked Economics a bestseller. It is regarded as one of the best books on data science.
Author: Charles Wheelan
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/039334777X
Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 stars (from 2197 reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #8,286 in Books
#3 in Statistics (Books)
#7 in Business Statistics
