The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
暫譯: 統計的藝術：如何從數據中學習

Spiegelhalter, David

The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data

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商品描述

In this "important and comprehensive" (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinking, discover how you can use data and mathematics to gain a better understanding of life's biggest problems.

The age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. Whether we're analyzing preventative medical screening or the terrible crime sprees of serial killers, Spiegelhalter teaches us how to clarify questions, assumptions, and expectations and, most importantly, how to interpret the answers we receive. Combining the incomparable insight of an expert with the playful enthusiasm of an aficionado, The Art of Statistics is the definitive guide to the power of data.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

在這本「重要且全面」（《紐約客》）的統計思維指南中，探索如何利用數據和數學來更好地理解生活中最大的問題。

大數據時代使得統計素養比以往任何時候都更為重要。在《統計的藝術》中，David Spiegelhalter展示了如何將統計推理應用於現實世界的問題。無論是分析預防性醫療篩檢還是連環殺手的可怕犯罪潮，Spiegelhalter教導我們如何澄清問題、假設和期望，最重要的是，如何解釋我們所收到的答案。結合專家的無與倫比的洞察力和愛好者的活潑熱情，《統計的藝術》是數據力量的權威指南。

作者簡介

David Spiegelhalter is Emeritus Professor of Statistics in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, having previously held the post of Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication. In 2014 he was knighted for his services to statistics, and from 2017 to 2018 he served as president of the Royal Statistical Society. He is the author of The Art of Uncertainty and co-author of The Norm Chronicles. He lives in the United Kingdom.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

大衛·斯皮格爾哈特是劍橋大學統計實驗室的名譽統計學教授，曾擔任溫頓風險與證據傳播中心的主任。2014年，他因對統計學的貢獻而被封為騎士，並於2017年至2018年擔任英國皇家統計學會的會長。他是不確定性的藝術的作者，並且是規範編年史的共同作者。他居住在英國。

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