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“andrew dilnot”

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  • The Numbers Game

    The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News,in Politics, and in Life

    by Michael Blastland, Andrew Dilnot ...
    The Strunk and White of statistics team up to help the average person navigate the numbers in the newsDrawing on their hugely popular BBC Radio 4 show More or Less, journalist Michael Blastland and internationally known economist Andrew Dilnot delight, amuse, and convert American mathphobes by showing how our everyday experiences make sense of numbers.The radical premise of The Numbers Game is to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain

    by Daniel Gardner ...
    “An invaluable resource for anyone who aspires to think clearly” (The Guardian) from the New York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future BabbleFrom terror attacks to collapsing economies, from painkiller epidemics to mass gun violence and poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. Yet we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Why are we so ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do

    by Kaiser Fung ...
    WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY?How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World?Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair?Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps?What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”?NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLDIn the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The ... ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom

    by Stephen M. Stigler ...
    What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics—a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science.Even the most basic idea—aggregation, exemplified by averaging—is counterintuitive. It allows one to gain information by discarding information, namely, the individuality of the observations. ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Numbersense: How to Use Big Data to Your Advantage

    by Kaiser Fung ...
    How to make simple sense of complex statistics--from the author of Numbers Rule Your WorldWe live in a world of Big Data--and it's getting bigger every day. Virtually every choice we make hinges on how someone generates data . . . and how someone else interprets it--whether we realize it or not.Where do you send your child for the best education? Big Data. Which airline should you choose to ensure ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • Survey Methodology

    by Robert M. Groves, Floyd J. Fowler Jr., Mick P. Couper, James M. Lepkowski, Eleanor Singer, Roger Tourangeau ...
    Series Book 561 - Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
    Praise for the First Edition:"The book makes a valuable contribution by synthesizing current research and identifying areas for future investigation for each aspect of the survey process."—Journal of the American Statistical Association"Overall, the high quality of the text material is matched by the quality of writing . . ."—Public Opinion Quarterly". . . it should find an audience everywhere ... Read more

    $83.00 USD

  • Modeling Psychophysical Data in R

    by Kenneth Knoblauch, Laurence T. Maloney ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Many of the commonly used methods for modeling and fitting psychophysical data are special cases of statistical procedures of great power and generality, notably the Generalized Linear Model (GLM). This book illustrates how to fit data from a variety of psychophysical paradigms using modern statistical methods and the statistical language R. The paradigms include signal detection theory, ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Making Sense of Numbers that Rule Your World EBOOK BUNDLE

    by Kaiser Fung ...
    WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY?How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World?Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair?Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps?What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”?NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLDIn the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The ... ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

  • Contingency Table Analysis

    Methods and Implementation Using R

    by Maria Kateri ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Contingency tables arise in diverse fields, including life sciences, education, social and political sciences, notably market research and opinion surveys. Their analysis plays an essential role in gaining insight into structures of the quantities under consideration and in supporting decision making.Combining both theory and applications, this book presents models and methods for the analysis of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Sampling Designs Dependent on Sample Parameters of Auxiliary Variables

    by Janusz L. Wywiał ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    The book offers a valuable resource for students and statisticians whose work involves survey sampling. An estimation of the population parameters in finite and fixed populations assisted by auxiliary variables is considered. New sampling designs dependent on moments or quantiles of auxiliary variables are presented on the background of the classical methods. Accuracies of the estimators based on ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Exploratory Data Analysis in Business and Economics

    An Introduction Using SPSS, Stata, and Excel

    by Thomas Cleff ...
    In a world in which we are constantly surrounded by data, figures, and statistics, it is imperative to understand and to be able to use quantitative methods. Statistical models and methods are among the most important tools in economic analysis, decision-making and business planning. This textbook, “Exploratory Data Analysis in Business and Economics”, aims to familiarise students of economics and ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Practice Makes Perfect Statistics

    by Sandra McCune ...
    A no-nonsense practical guide to statistics, providing concise summaries, clear model examples, and plenty of practice, making this workbook the ideal complement to class study or self-study, preparation for exams or a brush-up on rusty skills.About the BookEstablished as a successful practical workbook series with over 20 titles in the language learning category, Practice Makes Perfect now ... Read more

    $13.69 USD