Statistics : a very short introduction
Mathematical statistics Statistics MATHEMATICS sähkökirjat
Oxford University Press
2008
EISBN 9780191552786
Surrounded by statistics.
Simple descriptions.
Collecting good data.
Probability.
Estimation and inference.
Statistical models and methods.
Statistical computing.
Statistics has evolved into an exciting discipline which uses deep theory and powerful software to shed light on the world around us: from clinical trials in medicine, to economics, sociology, and countless other subjects vital to understanding modern life. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains how statistics works today. - ;Modern statistics is very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. In its place is an exciting subject which uses deep theory and powerful software tools to shed light and enable understanding. And it sheds this light on all aspe.
Simple descriptions.
Collecting good data.
Probability.
Estimation and inference.
Statistical models and methods.
Statistical computing.
Statistics has evolved into an exciting discipline which uses deep theory and powerful software to shed light on the world around us: from clinical trials in medicine, to economics, sociology, and countless other subjects vital to understanding modern life. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains how statistics works today. - ;Modern statistics is very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. In its place is an exciting subject which uses deep theory and powerful software tools to shed light and enable understanding. And it sheds this light on all aspe.
