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Bezig met laden... Introducing Statistics: A Graphic Guidedoor Eileen Magnello, Borin Van Loon (Illustrator)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A good introduction to statistics presented in an accessible way through the illustrations of Borin Van Loon, whose work I have enjoyed before in 'Darwin for Beginners'. The graphic format helped me to absorb the matter, which was also presented quite clearly. This book is mostly a history of mathematical statistical thought, although the equations and formulae are also presented. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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From the medicine we take, the treatments we receive, the aptitude and psychometric tests given by employers, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear to even the beer we drink, statistics have given shape to the world we inhabit. For the media, statistics are routinely 'damning', 'horrifying', or, occasionally, 'encouraging'. Yet, for all their ubiquity, most of us really don't know what to make of statistics. Exploring the history, mathematics, philosophy and practical use of statistics, Eileen Magnello - accompanied by Bill Mayblin's intelligent graphic illustration - traces the rise of statistics from the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Chinese, to the censuses of Romans and the Greeks, and the modern emergence of the term itself in Europe. She explores the 'vital statistics' of, in particular, William Farr, and the mathematical statistics of Karl Pearson and R.A. Fisher.She even tells how knowledge of statistics can prolong one's life, as it did for evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, given eight months to live after a cancer diagnoses in 1982 - and he lived until 2002. This title offers an enjoyable, surprise-filled tour through a subject that is both fascinating and crucial to understanding our world. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I am in awe by Karl Pearson, Francis Dalton, Fisher.
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