Statistics: A Very Short Introduction (Hand)

Author: David J. Hand

ISBN: 9780199233564

Binding: paperback

Section: Math

Statistical ideas and methods underlie just about every aspect of modern life. This Very Short Introduction sets the study of statistics in context, summarizes methods of gathering and evaluating data, and explains the role played by the science of chance, of probability, in statistical methods. The book also explores deep philosophical issues of induction -- how we use statistics to discern the true nature of reality from the limited observations we necessarily must make.