The cartoon introduction to statistics

Klein, Grady. (Author). Dabney, Alan, 1976- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0809033593 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780809033591 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0809033666 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780809033669 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
225 pages : chiefly illustrated ; 27 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Hill and Wang, a Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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.