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AUTHOR : Bruce Frey
PUBLISHER : O’Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN : 0596101643
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : May 09, 2006
LANGUAGE : English
FORMAT : CHM
SIZE : 1,04 MB

Want to calculate the probability that an event will happen? Be able to
spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one thing causes another? Or
learn to be a better gambler? You can do that and much more with 75
practical and fun hacks packed into Statistics Hacks. These cool tips,
tricks, and mind-boggling solutions from the world of statistics,
measurement, and research methods will not only amaze and entertain you,
but will give you an advantage in several real-world situations-including

This book is ideal for anyone who likes puzzles, brainteasers, games,
gambling, magic tricks, and those who want to apply math and science to
everyday circumstances. Several hacks in the first chapter alone-such as
the “central limit theorem,”, which allows you to know everything by
knowing just a little-serve as sound approaches for marketing and other
business objectives. Using the tools of inferential statistics, you can
understand the way probability works, discover relationships, predict
events with uncanny accuracy, and even make a little money with a

Statistics Hacks presents useful techniques from statistics, educational
and psychological measurement, and experimental research to help you
solve a variety of problems in business, games, and life. You’ll learn
- Play smart when you play Texas Hold ‘Em, blackjack, roulette, dice
- Predict the outcomes of baseball games, know when to “go for two” in
football, and anticipate the winners of other sporting events with
- Demystify amazing coincidences and distinguish the truly random from
- Spot fraudulent data, detect plagiarism, and break codes
- How to isolate the effects of observation on the thing observed

Whether you’re a statistics enthusiast who does calculations in your
sleep or a civilian who is entertained by clever solutions to interesting
problems, Statistics Hacks has tools to give you an edge over the world’s
slim odds.


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