The cartoon introduction to statistics
题名:
The cartoon introduction to statistics
著者:
Klein, Grady.
Dabney, Alan, 1976-
ISBN:
9780809033591
版:
First edition.
出版信息:
New York : Hill and Wang, a Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
规格:
225 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
摘要:
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.
主题:
| Mathematical statistics -- Comic books, strips, etc. |
| Graphic novels. |
摘要:
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.