TY - BOOK ID - 46278552 TI - The art of statistics : learning from data PY - 2019 SN - 9780241398630 0241398630 9780241258767 0241258766 PB - [London] UK Pelican, an imprint of Penguin Books DB - UniCat KW - Statistics. KW - Statistics as Topic. KW - Statistics KW - Statistics as Topic KW - Area Analysis KW - Estimation Technics KW - Estimation Techniques KW - Indirect Estimation Technics KW - Indirect Estimation Techniques KW - Multiple Classification Analysis KW - Service Statistics KW - Statistical Study KW - Statistics, Service KW - Tables and Charts as Topic KW - Analyses, Area KW - Analyses, Multiple Classification KW - Area Analyses KW - Classification Analyses, Multiple KW - Classification Analysis, Multiple KW - Estimation Technic, Indirect KW - Estimation Technics, Indirect KW - Estimation Technique KW - Estimation Technique, Indirect KW - Estimation Techniques, Indirect KW - Indirect Estimation Technic KW - Indirect Estimation Technique KW - Multiple Classification Analyses KW - Statistical Studies KW - Studies, Statistical KW - Study, Statistical KW - Technic, Indirect Estimation KW - Technics, Estimation KW - Technics, Indirect Estimation KW - Technique, Estimation KW - Technique, Indirect Estimation KW - Techniques, Estimation KW - Techniques, Indirect Estimation KW - Mathematical linguistics KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46278552 AB - Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all familiar with the way statistical claims can be sensationalised, particularly in the media. In the age of big data, as data science becomes established as a discipline, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics, David Spiegelhalter guides the reader through the essential principles we need in order to derive knowledge from data. Drawing on real world problems to introduce conceptual issues, he shows us how statistics can help us determine the luckiest passenger on the Titanic, whether serial killer Harold Shipman could have been caught earlier, and if screening for ovarian cancer is beneficial. How many trees are there on the planet? Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? Why do old men have big ears? Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science ER -