In this "important and comprehensive" guide to statistical thinking (New Yorker), discover how Data literacy is changing the world and gives you a better understanding of life\'s biggest problems.
He lives in the United Kingdom..
In 2014 he was knighted for his services to statistics, and from 2017 to 2018 he served as president of the Royal Statistical Society. a reminder that there are passionate, self-aware statisticians who can argue eloquently that their discipline is needed now more than ever." -- Financial Times About author(s): David 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. . . "A call to arms for greater societal Data literacy .
Combining the incomparable insight of an expert with the playful enthusiasm of an aficionado, The Art of Statistics is the definitive guide to the power of data.
Whether we\'re analyzing preventative medical screening or the terrible crime sprees of serial killers, Spiegelhalter teaches us how to clarify questions, assumptions, and expectations and, most importantly, how to interpret the answers we receive.
In The Art of Statistics , David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to real-world problems.
The age of big Data has made statistical literacy more important than ever.
In this "important and comprehensive" guide to statistical thinking (New Yorker), discover how Data literacy is changing the world and gives you a better understanding of life\'s biggest problems
