The Art of Statistics: Learning from Data

基本信息

Edited by：David Spiegelhalter

Publisher：Pelican Books PGUK

Published：28 Mar 2019

Language：English

Format Hardback：448 pages

ISBN10：0241398630

ISBN13：9780241398630

Weight： 558 g

Dimensions：144 x 222 x 40（mm）

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書籍簡介

幾個世紀以來，統計一直在我們對世界的科學理解中發揮着主導作用，然而我們都熟悉統計聲明被誇大的方式，尤其是在媒體上。在大數據時代，隨着數據科學成為一門學科，掌握基本的統計素養比以往任何時候都更加重要。

在《統計學的藝術》(The Art of Statistics)一書中，戴維·斯皮格豪特(David Spiegelhalter)向讀者介紹了我們從數據中獲取知識所需的基本原則。他利用現實世界的問題引出概念問題，向我們展示了統計學如何幫助我們確定泰坦尼克號上最幸運的乘客，連環殺手哈羅德·希普曼(Harold Shipman)是否可以更早被抓住，以及篩查卵巢癌是否有益。

地球上有多少棵樹?繁忙的醫院有更高的存活率嗎?為什麼老年人有大耳朵?斯皮格豪特揭示了這些問題和許多其他問題的答案——這些問題只能用統計科學來解決。

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.

作者簡介

David John Spiegelhalter爵士，英國統計學家，劍橋大學統計實驗室温頓風險與證據交流中心主席。Spiegelhalter是該領域最受引用和最有影響力的研究人員之一，並被選為皇家統計學會2017-18年度主席。

Sir David John Spiegelhalter is a British statistician and Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Spiegelhalter is one of the most cited and influential researchers in his field, and was elected as President of the Royal Statistical Society for 2017-18.