books about: statistics

books about: statistics

books:

Statistics

Stephen Baker

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Be Afraid, Be Vey Afraid
In this informative book we are introduced to a new breed of mathematicians, "the numerati", who are responsible for gathering loads of private information individuals provide when they use a credit card, donate to a cause, surf the Internet, or even make a phone ...

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Leonard Mlodinow

Pantheon, 2008

Fascinating book that will change your perspective on life!
I originally checked this book out from the library, but it was so good that I had to buy it. It is an amazing look at chance, randomness, probability and how all those things factor into daily life. This book explains probabilities and chance better than ...

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Stephen J. Dubner

William Morrow, 2006

Great and funny book
I read this book and then passed it along to someone else - it is a great book and very funny - most people I have spoken to - don't finish - don't go in with the right attitude - but it is a way to compare how society looks at certain things for what is right and ...

Web Analytics: An Hour a Day

Avinash Kaushik

Sybex, 2007

The only book on Web Analytics you'll ever need
Technologies evolve, but the PROCESS by which we should collect and analyze online data in order to gain solid, actionable insights will remain constant for the foreseeable future. I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the smartest online marketers in ...

Statistics for Dummies

Deborah Rumsey

For Dummies, 2003

Excellent for reviewers and newbies
I did not find any use for my college statistics when I started working (at least for my function), but just recently, I had to relearn, what I've forgotten to keep pace with the demands of my job. This book is heavenly! Whether you're someone looking for a refresher ...

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Random House, 2007

original and great insight
This is the book I drag around everywhere, you can only read a few pages at a time because you need to think while digesting. the author is very knowledgable - sometimes too knowledgable, but that's a good thing, because he has a lot to say, a different point of view, ...

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005

Methods of thinking and mental models worth learning
Every once in a while, someone really intelligent focuses his thoughts on the most valuable skill a human can have--how to think. Nassim Taleb has done an admirable job at just that: not telling us what to think--but showing us how to think in ways we can apply to ...

Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

Peter L. Bernstein

Wiley, 1998

Great Reward
My friends and colleagues have a hard time believing that one of the most entertaining books I have ever read is about risk management and probability. Yet, Peter Bernstein's masterpiece bestseller is just that. By tracing the development of risk through the ages, he ...

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition

Edward R. Tufte

Graphics Press, 2001

Masterpiece of graphic design proves timeless and universal
I returned to Tufte's first classic book of graphic design principles over 20 years after first discovering it. At the time, I was the corporate librarian for a major electric utility, and the explosion in the organization and creation of information by individuals ...

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

Sage Publications, Inc, 2008

great textbook
The book arrived in a timely fashion and was in excellent condition. This is a wonderfully well organized text, both informative and visually appealing.

Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning

Thomas H. Davenport, Jeanne G. Harris

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Five stars but... for the right audience!
I was excited by the title, some of the reviews and rushed to buy this. Read it quite fast and got little disappointed. Probably the correct title could be ''Advocacy for Competing on Analytics''. To be clear, the book is very good if you are: a student, a junior ...

The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Third Edition

Lora D. Delwiche, Susan J. Slaughter

SAS Publishing, 2003

excellent reference for beginners and those needing a refresher
This book is concise and has many of the key ideas that beginning SAS programmers need. It is a good reference even for advanced SAS programmers but does not go far beyond the basics. If you use SAS regularly this will not have enough information for you. However, it ...

Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do

Andrew Gelman, David Park, ...

Princeton University Press, 2008

Clear and accessible; Important argument
This is a wonderful book for those interested in American politics and elections. While drawing heavily on the existing research in political science and advancing that research in significant ways, the book is written for a general audience. I found it refreshingly ...

Cartoon Guide to Statistics

Larry Gonick, Woollcott Smith

Collins, 1994

excellent.
this is great as a refresher and a road map of what to study in-depth.

How to Lie With Statistics

Darrell Huff

W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

very popular account of how statistics can be misused
Statisticians hate the old adage "Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics", but statistical methods do have that reputation with the general public. There are many excellent accounts, some even understandable to laymen that explain the proper ways to analyze, study and report ...