Naked Statistics : stripping the Dread from the Data

By:

Charles Wheelan

Publication details: New York, W. W. Norton and Company, 2013Description: xviii, 282p. 18 cmISBN:

9780393347777

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

519.5 WHE

Summary: Statistics is a profound tool for inferring truths from data, not proving them, and ultimately it has no say on what questions we ought to seek answers to. That judgement is reserved for the human. We decide how to employ statistics, and it can do much good when used properly and much harm when misused. Statistics can be used to lie, but it is crucial for telling the truth.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Text Book	Chanakya University Knowledge Centre Chanakya University Knowledge Centre	Chanakya University Knowledge Centre	Chanakya University	519.5 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		CU11102
Text Book	Chanakya University Knowledge Centre Chanakya University Knowledge Centre	Chanakya University Knowledge Centre	Chanakya University	519.5 WHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		CU11103

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Statistics is a profound tool for inferring truths from data, not proving them, and ultimately it has no say on what questions we ought to seek answers to. That judgement is reserved for the human. We decide how to employ statistics, and it can do much good when used properly and much harm when misused. Statistics can be used to lie, but it is crucial for telling the truth.

Chanakya University Purchase 16-04-2025

English

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.