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Causal Inference

by Paul R. Rosenbaum ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
A nontechnical guide to the basic ideas of modern causal inference, with illustrations from health, the economy, and public policy.Which of two antiviral drugs does the most to save people infected with Ebola virus? Does a daily glass of wine prolong or shorten life? Does winning the lottery make you more or less likely to go bankrupt? How do you identify genes that cause disease? Do unions raise ... Read more

$13.99 USD

A nontechnical guide to the basic ideas of modern causal inference, with illustrations from health, the economy, and public policy.Which of two antiviral drugs does the most to save people infected with Ebola virus? Does a daily glass of wine prolong or shorten life? Does winning the lottery make you more or less likely to go bankrupt? How do you identify genes that cause disease? Do unions raise
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Hidden Markov Models for Time Series

An Introduction Using R, Second Edition

by Walter Zucchini, Iain L. MacDonald, Roland Langrock ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability
Hidden Markov Models for Time Series: An Introduction Using R, Second Edition illustrates the great flexibility of hidden Markov models (HMMs) as general-purpose models for time series data. The book provides a broad understanding of the models and their uses.After presenting the basic model formulation, the book covers estimation, forecasting, decoding, prediction, model selection, and Bayesian ... Read more

$72.99 USD

Hidden Markov Models for Time Series: An Introduction Using R, Second Edition illustrates the great flexibility of hidden Markov models (HMMs) as general-purpose models for time series data. The book provides a broad understanding of the models and their uses.After presenting the basic model formulation, the book covers estimation, forecasting, decoding, prediction, model selection, and Bayesian
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The Improbability Principle

Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

by David J. Hand ...

"Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." —Jennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book ReviewA Success Magazine Best Book of the YearIn The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anythi... ... Read more

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"Human beings are a superstitious lot; we see patterns everywhere. But as Hand makes clear in this enlightening book, it all comes down to the math." —Jennifer Ouellette, The New York Times Book ReviewA Success Magazine Best Book of the YearIn The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anythi...
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Introduction to Linear Regression Analysis

by Douglas C. Montgomery, Elizabeth A. Peck, G. Geoffrey Vining ...

Series series Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSISA comprehensive and current introduction to the fundamentals of regression analysisIntroduction to Linear Regression Analysis, 6th Edition is the most comprehensive, fulsome, and current examination of the foundations of linear regression analysis. Fully updated in this new sixth edition, the distinguished authors have included new material on generalized ... Read more

$134.00 USD

INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSISA comprehensive and current introduction to the fundamentals of regression analysisIntroduction to Linear Regression Analysis, 6th Edition is the most comprehensive, fulsome, and current examination of the foundations of linear regression analysis. Fully updated in this new sixth edition, the distinguished authors have included new material on generalized
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Escape from Model Land

How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It

by Erica Thompson ...

Why mathematical models are so often wrong, and how we can make better decisions by accepting their limitsWhether we are worried about the spread of COVID-19 or making a corporate budget, we depend on mathematical models to help us understand the world around us every day. But models aren’t a mirror of reality. In fact, they are fantasies, where everything works out perfectly, every time. And ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Why mathematical models are so often wrong, and how we can make better decisions by accepting their limitsWhether we are worried about the spread of COVID-19 or making a corporate budget, we depend on mathematical models to help us understand the world around us every day. But models aren’t a mirror of reality. In fact, they are fantasies, where everything works out perfectly, every time. And
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Predictive Statistics

Analysis and Inference beyond Models

by Bertrand S. Clarke, Jennifer L. Clarke ...

Series Book 46 - Cambridge Series in Statistical and Probabilistic Mathematics
All scientific disciplines prize predictive success. Conventional statistical analyses, however, treat prediction as secondary, instead focusing on modeling and hence estimation, testing, and detailed physical interpretation, tackling these tasks before the predictive adequacy of a model is established. This book outlines a fully predictive approach to statistical problems based on studying ... Read more

$90.99 USD

All scientific disciplines prize predictive success. Conventional statistical analyses, however, treat prediction as secondary, instead focusing on modeling and hence estimation, testing, and detailed physical interpretation, tackling these tasks before the predictive adequacy of a model is established. This book outlines a fully predictive approach to statistical problems based on studying
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The Book of Why

The New Science of Cause and Effect

by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie ...

An argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence.**"Illuminating." —**New York Times**"Extraordinary." —**Science Friday“Correlation is not causation.” This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, once led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, with causal analysis taking center stage in AI and other ... Read more

$15.99 USD

An argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence.**"Illuminating." —**New York Times**"Extraordinary." —**Science Friday“Correlation is not causation.” This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, once led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, with causal analysis taking center stage in AI and other
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Measurement

A Very Short Introduction

by David J. Hand ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world. It is central to the sciences, social sciences, medicine, and economics, but it affects everyday life. We measure everything - from the distance of far-off galaxies to the temperature of the air, levels of risk, political majorities, taxes, blood pressure, IQ, and weight. The history of measurement goes ... Read more

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Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world. It is central to the sciences, social sciences, medicine, and economics, but it affects everyday life. We measure everything - from the distance of far-off galaxies to the temperature of the air, levels of risk, political majorities, taxes, blood pressure, IQ, and weight. The history of measurement goes
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The Numbers Game

The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News,in Politics, and in Life

by Michael Blastland, Andrew Dilnot ...

The Strunk and White of statistics team up to help the average person navigate the numbers in the newsDrawing on their hugely popular BBC Radio 4 show More or Less, journalist Michael Blastland and internationally known economist Andrew Dilnot delight, amuse, and convert American mathphobes by showing how our everyday experiences make sense of numbers.The radical premise of The Numbers Game is to ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The Strunk and White of statistics team up to help the average person navigate the numbers in the newsDrawing on their hugely popular BBC Radio 4 show More or Less, journalist Michael Blastland and internationally known economist Andrew Dilnot delight, amuse, and convert American mathphobes by showing how our everyday experiences make sense of numbers.The radical premise of The Numbers Game is to
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Factfulness

Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Ola Rosling ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**“One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**“One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.”
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文組都會的簡明統計學

データ分析の先生! 文系の私に超わかりやすく統計学を教えてください!

by 高橋信, 鄉和貴 ...

Translated by 趙鴻龍 ...

Series series 圖解雜學
內容簡介難倒大多數人的統計學，終於推出文組專用「翻譯書」！就由擅長將「希臘符號」翻譯成「人話」的老師，不必與數學公式纏鬥，也能一點就通！【本書特色】◎全書架構劃分為7天的課程，採老師與學生一來一往的對話形式，帶領讀者一天天熟悉統計的感覺。◎重要的公式與計算的過程，都會用顏色框特別標註，就像課堂板書一樣一目瞭然。◎每堂課的最後都有內容回顧，幫助你快速掌握重點，加強記憶學習更有效率。近年來，隨著大數據、廣告投放、後端程式語言等逐漸形成產業趨勢，「統計學」也開始蔚為顯學。可是，對於大部分的文組人來說，光看到數字就想退避三舍；若再提到「統計學」三個字，可能就立刻破門竄逃了吧？「雖然想試著翻入門書，但只要瞄到像間諜暗號的公式後，就反射性地把書閤起來了。」「聽說統計學很熱門，可是具體來說，究竟能實際應用在哪些地方呢？」「學會數據分析和統計，是不是就能幫我分析股票，順利賺大錢？ ... Read more

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內容簡介難倒大多數人的統計學，終於推出文組專用「翻譯書」！就由擅長將「希臘符號」翻譯成「人話」的老師，不必與數學公式纏鬥，也能一點就通！【本書特色】◎全書架構劃分為7天的課程，採老師與學生一來一往的對話形式，帶領讀者一天天熟悉統計的感覺。◎重要的公式與計算的過程，都會用顏色框特別標註，就像課堂板書一樣一目瞭然。◎每堂課的最後都有內容回顧，幫助你快速掌握重點，加強記憶學習更有效率。近年來，隨著大數據、廣告投放、後端程式語言等逐漸形成產業趨勢，「統計學」也開始蔚為顯學。可是，對於大部分的文組人來說，光看到數字就想退避三舍；若再提到「統計學」三個字，可能就立刻破門竄逃了吧？「雖然想試著翻入門書，但只要瞄到像間諜暗號的公式後，就反射性地把書閤起來了。」「聽說統計學很熱門，可是具體來說，究竟能實際應用在哪些地方呢？」「學會數據分析和統計，是不是就能幫我分析股票，順利賺大錢？
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The Signal and the Noise

Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't

by Nate Silver ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking exploration of probability and uncertainty that explains how to make better predictions in a world drowning in data, from the nation’s foremost political forecaster—updated with insights into the pandemic, journalism today, and pollingOne of The Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Works of Nonfiction of the Year“Could turn out to be one of the more ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking exploration of probability and uncertainty that explains how to make better predictions in a world drowning in data, from the nation’s foremost political forecaster—updated with insights into the pandemic, journalism today, and pollingOne of The Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Works of Nonfiction of the Year“Could turn out to be one of the more
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The Art of Statistics

How to Learn from Data

by David Spiegelhalter ...

In this "important and comprehensive" (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinking, discover how you can use data and mathematics to gain a better understanding of life’s biggest problems.The age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. Whether we're analyzing ... Read more

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In this "important and comprehensive" (New Yorker) guide to statistical thinking, discover how you can use data and mathematics to gain a better understanding of life’s biggest problems.The age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems. Whether we're analyzing
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Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches for Network Analysis

by Subhash C. Basak, Matthias Dehmer ...

Series Book 707 - Wiley Series in Computational Statistics
Explore the multidisciplinary nature of complex networks through machine learning techniquesStatistical and Machine Learning Approaches for Network Analysis provides an accessible framework for structurally analyzing graphs by bringing together known and novel approaches on graph classes and graph measures for classification. By providing different approaches based on experimental data, the book ... Read more

$118.00 USD

Explore the multidisciplinary nature of complex networks through machine learning techniquesStatistical and Machine Learning Approaches for Network Analysis provides an accessible framework for structurally analyzing graphs by bringing together known and novel approaches on graph classes and graph measures for classification. By providing different approaches based on experimental data, the book
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Data Analytics for the Social Sciences

Applications in R

by G. David Garson ...

Data Analytics for the Social Sciences is an introductory, graduate-level treatment of data analytics for social science. It features applications in the R language, arguably the fastest growing and leading statistical tool for researchers.The book starts with an ethics chapter on the uses and potential abuses of data analytics. Chapters 2 and 3 show how to implement a broad range of statistical ... Read more

$132.99 USD

Data Analytics for the Social Sciences is an introductory, graduate-level treatment of data analytics for social science. It features applications in the R language, arguably the fastest growing and leading statistical tool for researchers.The book starts with an ethics chapter on the uses and potential abuses of data analytics. Chapters 2 and 3 show how to implement a broad range of statistical
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Crickonomics

The Anatomy of Modern Cricket: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023

by Stefan Szymanski, Tim Wigmore ...

SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST SPORT BOOKS OF 2022.A CRICKETER BOOK OF THE YEAR.'Superb' Matthew Syed, The Times'Fascinating' The Observer'Crickonomics is packed with sufficient statistical analysis to have the most ardent cricket geek purring with pleasure' Mail on Sunday'An insightful, Hawk-Eye-like analysis of the nu... ... Read more

$12.99 USD

SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST SPORT BOOKS OF 2022.A CRICKETER BOOK OF THE YEAR.'Superb' Matthew Syed, The Times'Fascinating' The Observer'Crickonomics is packed with sufficient statistical analysis to have the most ardent cricket geek purring with pleasure' Mail on Sunday'An insightful, Hawk-Eye-like analysis of the nu...
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Causal Inference in Statistics

A Primer

by Judea Pearl, Madelyn Glymour, Nicholas P. Jewell ...

CAUSAL INFERENCE IN STATISTICSA PrimerCausality is central to the understanding and use of data. Without an understanding of cause–effect relationships, we cannot use data to answer questions as basic as "Does this treatment harm or help patients?" But though hundreds of introductory texts are available on statistical methods of data analysis, until now, no beginner-level book has been written ... Read more

$42.00 USD

CAUSAL INFERENCE IN STATISTICSA PrimerCausality is central to the understanding and use of data. Without an understanding of cause–effect relationships, we cannot use data to answer questions as basic as "Does this treatment harm or help patients?" But though hundreds of introductory texts are available on statistical methods of data analysis, until now, no beginner-level book has been written
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Bernoulli's Fallacy

Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science

by Aubrey Clayton ...

There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines. In an increasingly statistics-reliant society, this same deeply rooted error shapes decisions in medicine, law, and public policy with profound consequences. The foundation of the problem is a ... Read more

$18.99 USD

There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines. In an increasingly statistics-reliant society, this same deeply rooted error shapes decisions in medicine, law, and public policy with profound consequences. The foundation of the problem is a
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Hoop Atlas

Mapping the Remarkable Transformation of the Modern NBA

by Kirk Goldsberry ...

"When discussing greatness, we have too often distilled it down to how many rings someone has won, neglecting to celebrate the incredible influence that players have had on the evolution of basketball. Kirk's book beautifully explains this other side of greatness—how one player's skill and style of play can change the game forever."—JJ RedickThe bestselling author of Sprawlball, Kirk Goldsberry ... Read more

$18.99 USD

"When discussing greatness, we have too often distilled it down to how many rings someone has won, neglecting to celebrate the incredible influence that players have had on the evolution of basketball. Kirk's book beautifully explains this other side of greatness—how one player's skill and style of play can change the game forever."—JJ RedickThe bestselling author of Sprawlball, Kirk Goldsberry
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Methods of Multivariate Analysis

by Alvin C. Rencher, William F. Christensen ...

Series Book 709 - Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
Praise for the Second Edition"This book is a systematic, well-written, well-organized text on multivariate analysis packed with intuition and insight . . . There is much practical wisdom in this book that is hard to find elsewhere."-IIE TransactionsFilled with new and timely content, Methods of Multivariate Analysis, Third Edition provides examples and exercises based on more than sixty real data ... Read more

$122.00 USD

Praise for the Second Edition"This book is a systematic, well-written, well-organized text on multivariate analysis packed with intuition and insight . . . There is much practical wisdom in this book that is hard to find elsewhere."-IIE TransactionsFilled with new and timely content, Methods of Multivariate Analysis, Third Edition provides examples and exercises based on more than sixty real data
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Sampling

Design and Analysis

by Sharon L. Lohr ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science
"The level is appropriate for an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level statistics major. Sampling: Design and Analysis (SDA) will also benefit a non-statistics major with a desire to understand the concepts of sampling from a finite population. A student with patience to delve into the rigor of survey statistics will gain even more from the content that SDA offers. The updates to SDA have ... Read more

$102.99 USD

"The level is appropriate for an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level statistics major. Sampling: Design and Analysis (SDA) will also benefit a non-statistics major with a desire to understand the concepts of sampling from a finite population. A student with patience to delve into the rigor of survey statistics will gain even more from the content that SDA offers. The updates to SDA have
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Probabilistic Robotics

by Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox ...

Series series Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series
An introduction to the techniques and algorithms of the newest field in robotics.Probabilistic robotics is a new and growing area in robotics, concerned with perception and control in the face of uncertainty. Building on the field of mathematical statistics, probabilistic robotics endows robots with a new level of robustness in real-world situations. This book introduces the reader to a wealth of ... Read more

$61.99 USD

An introduction to the techniques and algorithms of the newest field in robotics.Probabilistic robotics is a new and growing area in robotics, concerned with perception and control in the face of uncertainty. Building on the field of mathematical statistics, probabilistic robotics endows robots with a new level of robustness in real-world situations. This book introduces the reader to a wealth of
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How the World Really Works

The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

by Vaclav Smil ...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil—accept or doubt his ‘just the facts’ posture—but you probably shouldn’t ignore him.”—The Washington PostAn essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible—a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil—accept or doubt his ‘just the facts’ posture—but you probably shouldn’t ignore him.”—The Washington PostAn essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible—a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not,
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Forecasting for Economics and Business

by Gloria González-Rivera ...

For junior/senior undergraduates in a variety of fields such as economics, business administration, applied mathematics and statistics, and for graduate students in quantitative masters programs such as MBA and MA/MS in economics.A student-friendly approach to understanding forecasting.Knowledge of forecasting methods is among the most demanded qualifications for professional economists, and ... Read more

$255.99 USD

For junior/senior undergraduates in a variety of fields such as economics, business administration, applied mathematics and statistics, and for graduate students in quantitative masters programs such as MBA and MA/MS in economics.A student-friendly approach to understanding forecasting.Knowledge of forecasting methods is among the most demanded qualifications for professional economists, and
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