Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data (Unabridged) Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data (Unabridged)

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data (Unabridged‪)‬

    • 4.4 • 20 Ratings
    • $21.99

    • $21.99

Publisher Description

Audie Award Finalist, Business/Educational, 2014

Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy". From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests? How does Netflix know which movies you'll like? What is causing the rising incidence of autism? As best-selling author Charles Wheelan shows us in Naked Statistics, the right data and a few well-chosen statistical tools can help us answer these questions and more.

For those who slept through Stats 101, this book is a lifesaver. Wheelan strips away the arcane and technical details and focuses on the underlying intuition that drives statistical analysis. He clarifies key concepts such as inference, correlation, and regression analysis, reveals how biased or careless parties can manipulate or misrepresent data, and shows us how brilliant and creative researchers are exploiting the valuable data from natural experiments to tackle thorny questions.

You’ll encounter clever Schlitz Beer marketers leveraging basic probability, an International Sausage Festival illuminating the tenets of the central limit theorem, and a head-scratching choice from the famous game show Let’s Make a Deal - and you’ll come away with insights each time. With the wit, accessibility, and sheer fun that turned Naked Economics into a best seller, Wheelan defies the odds yet again by bringing another essential, formerly unglamorous discipline to life.

GENRE
Nonfiction
NARRATOR
JD
Jonathan Davis
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
10:49
hr min
RELEASED
2013
April 23
PUBLISHER
Audible Studios
PRESENTED BY
Audible.com
SIZE
509.5
MB

Listeners Also Bought

Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters (Unabridged) Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters (Unabridged)
2016
The Art of Statistics The Art of Statistics
2019
Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (Unabridged) Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals (Unabridged)
2018
The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life (Unabridged) The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life (Unabridged)
2013
How To Lie With Statistics How To Lie With Statistics
2016
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics (Unabridged) The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics (Unabridged)
2021