Statistics Hacks
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780596101640
ISBN-10: 0596101643
Pagini: 356
Dimensiuni: 154 x 227 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: O'Reilly
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0596101643
Pagini: 356
Dimensiuni: 154 x 227 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: O'Reilly
Locul publicării:United States
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Cuprins
Credits;
About the Author;
Contributors;
Acknowledgments;
Preface;
Why Statistics Hacks?;
How This Book Is Organized;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Safari Enabled;
How to Contact Us;
Got a Hack?;
Chapter 1: The Basics;
1 Know the Big Secret;
2 Describe the World Using Just Two Numbers;
3 Figure the Odds;
4 Reject the Null;
5 Go Big to Get Small;
6 Measure Precisely;
7 Measure Up;
8 Power Up;
9 Show Cause and Effect;
10 Know Big When You See It;
Chapter 2: Discovering Relationships;
11 Discover Relationships;
12 Graph Relationships;
13 Use One Variable to Predict Another;
14 Use More Than One Variable to Predict Another;
15 Identify Unexpected Outcomes;
16 Identify Unexpected Relationships;
17 Compare Two Groups;
18 Find Out Just How Wrong You Really Are;
19 Sample Fairly;
20 Sample with a Touch of Scotch;
21 Choose the Honest Average;
22 Avoid the Axis of Evil;
Chapter 3: Measuring the World;
23 See the Shape of Everything;
24 Produce Percentiles;
25 Predict the Future with the Normal Curve;
26 Give Raw Scores a Makeover;
27 Standardize Scores;
28 Ask the Right Questions;
29 Test Fairly;
30 Improve Your Test Score While Watching Paint Dry;
31 Establish Reliability;
32 Establish Validity;
33 Predict the Length of a Lifetime;
34 Make Wise Medical Decisions;
Chapter 4: Beating the Odds;
35 Gamble Smart;
36 Know When to Hold 'Em;
37 Know When to Fold 'Em;
38 Know When to Walk Away;
39 Lose Slowly at Roulette;
40 Play in the Black in Blackjack;
41 Play Smart When You Play the Lottery;
42 Play with Cards and Get Lucky;
43 Play with Dice and Get Lucky;
44 Sharpen Your Card-Sharping;
45 Amaze Your 23 Closest Friends;
46 Design Your Own Bar Bet;
47 Go Crazy with Wild Cards;
48 Never Trust an Honest Coin;
49 Know Your Limit;
Chapter 5: Playing Games;
50 Avoid the Zonk;
51 Pass Go, Collect $200, Win the Game;
52 Use Random Selection as Artificial Intelligence;
53 Do Card Tricks Through the Mail;
54 Check Your iPod's Honesty;
55 Predict the Game Winners;
56 Predict the Outcome of a Baseball Game;
57 Plot Histograms in Excel;
58 Go for Two;
59 Rank with the Best of Them;
60 Estimate Pi by Chance;
Chapter 6: Thinking Smart;
61 Outsmart Superman;
62 Demystify Amazing Coincidences;
63 Sense the Real Randomness of Life;
64 Spot Faked Data;
65 Give Credit Where Credit Is Due;
66 Play a Tune on Pascal's Triangle;
67 Control Random Thoughts;
68 Search for ESP;
69 Cure Conjunctionitus;
70 Break Codes with Etaoin Shrdlu;
71 Discover a New Species;
72 Feel Connected;
73 Learn to Ride a Votercycle;
74 Live Life in the Fast Lane (You're Already In);
75 Seek Out New Life and New Civilizations;
Colophon;
About the Author;
Contributors;
Acknowledgments;
Preface;
Why Statistics Hacks?;
How This Book Is Organized;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Safari Enabled;
How to Contact Us;
Got a Hack?;
Chapter 1: The Basics;
1 Know the Big Secret;
2 Describe the World Using Just Two Numbers;
3 Figure the Odds;
4 Reject the Null;
5 Go Big to Get Small;
6 Measure Precisely;
7 Measure Up;
8 Power Up;
9 Show Cause and Effect;
10 Know Big When You See It;
Chapter 2: Discovering Relationships;
11 Discover Relationships;
12 Graph Relationships;
13 Use One Variable to Predict Another;
14 Use More Than One Variable to Predict Another;
15 Identify Unexpected Outcomes;
16 Identify Unexpected Relationships;
17 Compare Two Groups;
18 Find Out Just How Wrong You Really Are;
19 Sample Fairly;
20 Sample with a Touch of Scotch;
21 Choose the Honest Average;
22 Avoid the Axis of Evil;
Chapter 3: Measuring the World;
23 See the Shape of Everything;
24 Produce Percentiles;
25 Predict the Future with the Normal Curve;
26 Give Raw Scores a Makeover;
27 Standardize Scores;
28 Ask the Right Questions;
29 Test Fairly;
30 Improve Your Test Score While Watching Paint Dry;
31 Establish Reliability;
32 Establish Validity;
33 Predict the Length of a Lifetime;
34 Make Wise Medical Decisions;
Chapter 4: Beating the Odds;
35 Gamble Smart;
36 Know When to Hold 'Em;
37 Know When to Fold 'Em;
38 Know When to Walk Away;
39 Lose Slowly at Roulette;
40 Play in the Black in Blackjack;
41 Play Smart When You Play the Lottery;
42 Play with Cards and Get Lucky;
43 Play with Dice and Get Lucky;
44 Sharpen Your Card-Sharping;
45 Amaze Your 23 Closest Friends;
46 Design Your Own Bar Bet;
47 Go Crazy with Wild Cards;
48 Never Trust an Honest Coin;
49 Know Your Limit;
Chapter 5: Playing Games;
50 Avoid the Zonk;
51 Pass Go, Collect $200, Win the Game;
52 Use Random Selection as Artificial Intelligence;
53 Do Card Tricks Through the Mail;
54 Check Your iPod's Honesty;
55 Predict the Game Winners;
56 Predict the Outcome of a Baseball Game;
57 Plot Histograms in Excel;
58 Go for Two;
59 Rank with the Best of Them;
60 Estimate Pi by Chance;
Chapter 6: Thinking Smart;
61 Outsmart Superman;
62 Demystify Amazing Coincidences;
63 Sense the Real Randomness of Life;
64 Spot Faked Data;
65 Give Credit Where Credit Is Due;
66 Play a Tune on Pascal's Triangle;
67 Control Random Thoughts;
68 Search for ESP;
69 Cure Conjunctionitus;
70 Break Codes with Etaoin Shrdlu;
71 Discover a New Species;
72 Feel Connected;
73 Learn to Ride a Votercycle;
74 Live Life in the Fast Lane (You're Already In);
75 Seek Out New Life and New Civilizations;
Colophon;