Statistics: a very short introduction
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Main Author: Hand, D. J., (David J.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008
Series:Very short introductions 196
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index
Surrounded by statistics -- Simple descriptions -- Collecting good data -- Probability -- Estimation and inference -- Statistical models and methods -- Statistical computing
Statistics has evolved into an exciting discipline which uses deep theory and powerful software to shed light on the world around us: from clinical trials in medicine, to economics, sociology, and countless other subjects vital to understanding modern life. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains how statistics works today. - ;Modern statistics is very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. In its place is an exciting subject which uses deep theory and powerful software tools to shed light and enable understanding. And it sheds this light on all aspe
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (124 pages)
ISBN:019155278X
019923356X
9780191552786
9780199233564

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