01624nam a2200241Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500770005810000250013526000500016025000290021030000200023930000100025950000400026902000180030965000280032705000200035554600120037550506230038752003370101033600090134733700150135633800110137120260803094255.0251212s2021 xx 000 0 und d1 aThe art of statistics: bhow to learn from data /cSpiegelhalter, David. aSpiegelhalter, David aNew York :bHachette Book Group, Inc.,c2021. aFirst US Trade Paperback axvi, 426 pages: c21 cm aIncludes notes, glossary and index. a9781541675704 aMathematical statistics a519.5 S75a 2021 aEnglish a Introduction Getting things in proportion : categorical data and percentages Summarizing and communicating numbers : Lots of numbers Why are we looking at data anyway? : Populations and measurement What causes what? Modelling relationships using regression Algorithms, analytics and prediction How sure can we be about what is going on? : Estimates and intervals Probability : the language of uncertainty and variability Putting probability and statistics together Answering questions and claiming discoveries Learning from experience the Bayesian way How things go wrong How we can do statistics better In conclusion aShows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. This isn`t simply memorizing formulas or using the tools in a spreadsheet; Spiegelhalter emphasizes the importance of clarifying questions, assumptions, and expectations, and-- more importantly-- knowing how to responsibly interpret the results the software generates atext aunmediated avolume