The cartoon introduction to statistics
Title:
The cartoon introduction to statistics
Author:
Klein, Grady.
Dabney, Alan, 1976-
ISBN:
9780809033591
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Hill and Wang, a Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Physical Description:
225 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Abstract:
A journey into the world of big data introduces the methods used to produce numerical information with accessible coverage of such foundational concepts as sample sizes, standard deviation calculations, and the central limit theorem.
Introduction : they're everywhere ... -- Gathering statistics. Numbers ; Random raw data ; Sorting ; Detective work ; Monster mistakes ; From samples to populations -- Hunting parameters. The central limit theorem ; Probabilities ; Inference ; Confidence ; They hate us ; Hypothesis testing ; Smackdown ; Flying pigs, drooling aliens, and firecrackers -- Conclusion: thinking like a statistician -- Appendix: the math cave.
Subject:
| Mathematical statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc. |
| Graphic novels. |
Summary:
A journey into the world of big data introduces the methods used to produce numerical information with accessible coverage of such foundational concepts as sample sizes, standard deviation calculations, and the central limit theorem.
Introduction : they're everywhere ... -- Gathering statistics. Numbers ; Random raw data ; Sorting ; Detective work ; Monster mistakes ; From samples to populations -- Hunting parameters. The central limit theorem ; Probabilities ; Inference ; Confidence ; They hate us ; Hypothesis testing ; Smackdown ; Flying pigs, drooling aliens, and firecrackers -- Conclusion: thinking like a statistician -- Appendix: the math cave.