Klein, G: Cartoon Introduction to Statistics
(Sprache: Englisch)
Klein & Dabney cut through the confusion and take us on a tour of this dynamic subject, helping us stay afloat on the sea of data that is our increasingly complex world. Separating the book into two main parts (hunting statistics and gathering parameters)...
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Klein & Dabney cut through the confusion and take us on a tour of this dynamic subject, helping us stay afloat on the sea of data that is our increasingly complex world. Separating the book into two main parts (hunting statistics and gathering parameters) for readers both in and outside the classroom, they explore the key foundational concepts of statistics and the perils of improper methods.
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Takes readers on a bold and hilarious graphic adventure into the world of big data.
Autoren-Porträt von Grady Klein, Alan Dabney
Grady Klein and Alan Dabney, Ph.D.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Grady Klein , Alan Dabney
- 2013, 240 Seiten, Maße: 17,7 x 25,1 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan US
- ISBN-10: 0809033593
- ISBN-13: 9780809033591
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.07.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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Praise for "The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics ""Like a superhero coming to save the day, in flies "The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics" . . . Its biggest contribution is to tackle the difficulties that arise from collecting data 'in the wild'--in the real world and not in the laboratory. This makes the book more useful than those that just stick to the concepts . . . If statistics can ever be made fun, then this book shows how."--"The Economist ""A statistician and an artist team up to demystify data crunching for the masses. Through comical tales of dragon racing, worm collecting and soda guzzling, Klein and Dabney illustrate how statisticians gather data and make predictions . . . Entertaining yet thorough." --"Scientific American ""[A] delightful introduction to statistics . . . The genius of the book is in its layout . . . The book's good humor, clear prose, and intelligent layout should give it a probability of success with its readers approaching 100%."--"Publishers Weekly ""A gentle, pleasantly illustrated induction into the strange world of bell curves and chi squares . . . A smart, enjoyable overview of this most useful branch of mathematics."--"Kirkus ""["The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics"]""manages to amuse and enlighten . . . Grady Klein's . . . grasp of body language makes [the illustrations] expressive and even charming. He builds a cast of characters including scientists (in white lab coats, of course), worm farmers, dragons, pirates, and more through a blocky approach with extreme variations in line width. The authors hatch some genuinely funny jokes."--"Paste Magazine ""Working with Dr. Alan Dabney, Klein runs his agreeable little scientist characters through examples of mathematicians using numbers to quantify, analyze, and make decisions . . . The study of statistics is an ideal subject for comics, since the representation of data as graphs and symbols is akin to what ca
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