01196cam a2200193 4500 5679 20181127180021.0 2009275200 9780199233564 (pbk.) 519.5 22 Hand, D. J. (David J.), 1950- Statistics : a very short introduction / David J. Hand. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. 124 p. ; 18 cm. Very short introductions ; 196 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. Statistics. 4794 4794 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 8992 0 519.5 HAN 30009676 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN