Statistics : a very short introduction / David J. Hand.

By:

Hand, D. J. (David J.), 1950-

Material type:

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 196Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 124 p. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780199233564 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Statistics

DDC classification:

519.5 22

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116) and index.

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.