The art of statistics: learning from data

By:

Spiegelhalter, David

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Pelican Books London 2019Description: 426 pISBN:

9780241258767

Subject(s):

Statistics

DDC classification:

519.5 SPI

Summary: In The Art of Statistics, 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.

List(s) this item appears in: Operation & quantitative Techniques | HR & OB

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques	519.5 SPI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		001736

In The Art of Statistics, 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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