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Naked Statistics

Stripping the Dread from the Data

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Naked Statistics

Written by: Charles Wheelan
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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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.

©2013 Charles Wheelan (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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There are many popularizers for Statistics. This book does not offer anything new. If you have not read/listened to other Statistics popularizers, then you might appreciate this book. I have already read many other statistics popularizers, so I did not find much new material here. Nevertheless, this book reinforced several of my beliefs. The author of the book is a democrat, but he does not exhibit any bias in the political example he brings up.

Statistics presented in an interesting way!

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l loved it, it makes understanding statistics concepts so easy...
Charles has written it with his heart and Jonathan is a skilled narrator...
great job. Thanks audible for this book!

Probably best narrated maths book...

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It is an extraordinary book. The book has been
narrated with great enthusiasm. The book helped to provide clarity to an intimidating subject.

extraordinary book narrated with great enthusiasm

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This one is an excellent book to understand basic statistical fundamentals in a very easy way. Very well explained with real life examples and emphasized their practical importance. Narration is also superlative. Overall a great listening experience with accompanied pdf. Thanks!!!

Great book

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lucid explanation of basic concepts with anecdotes. narrating is excellent as well. one two three four five..

good read.

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