Statistics And Truth: Putting Chance To Work (2Nd Edition) - Couverture souple

Rao, C Radhakrishna

 
9789810231118: Statistics And Truth: Putting Chance To Work (2Nd Edition)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9810231113 ISBN 13 : 9789810231118
Editeur : Wspc, 1997

Synopsis

Written by one of the top most statisticians with experience in diverse fields of applications of statistics, the book deals with the philosophical and methodological aspects of information technology, collection and analysis of data to provide insight into a problem, whether it is scientific research, policy making by government or decision making in our daily lives. The author dispels the doubts that chance is an expression of our ignorance which makes accurate prediction impossible and illustrates how our thinking has changed with quantification of uncertainty by showing that chance is no longer the obstructor but a way of expressing our knowledge. Indeed, chance can create and help in the investigation of truth. It is eloquently demonstrated with numerous examples of applications that statistics is the science, technology and art of extracting information from data and is based on a study of the laws of chance. It is highlighted how statistical ideas played a vital role in scientific and other investigations even before statistics was recognized as a separate discipline and how statistics is now evolving as a versatile, powerful and inevitable tool in diverse fields of human endeavor such as literature, legal matters, industry, archaeology and medicine.Use of statistics to the layman in improving the quality of life through wise decision making is emphasized.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Written by one of the top most statisticians with experience in diverse fields of applications of statistics, the book deals with the philosophical and methodological aspects of information technology, collection and analysis of data to provide insight into a problem, whether it is scientific research, policy making by government or decision making in our daily lives. The author dispels the doubts that chance is an expression of our ignorance which makes accurate prediction impossible and illustrates how our thinking has changed with quantification of uncertainty by showing that chance is no longer the obstructor but a way of expressing our knowledge. Indeed, chance can create and help in the investigation of truth. It is eloquently demonstrated with numerous examples of applications that statistics is the science, technology and art of extracting information from data and is based on a study of the laws of chance. It is highlighted how statistical ideas played a vital role in scientific and other investigations even before statistics was recognized as a separate discipline and how statistics is now evolving as a versatile, powerful and inevitable tool in diverse fields of human endeavor such as literature, legal matters, industry, archaeology and medicine.Use of statistics to the layman in improving the quality of life through wise decision making is emphasized.

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Éditeur
Wspc
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9810231113
ISBN 13 
9789810231118
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
210
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780899740188: Statistics and Truth Putting Chance to Work

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0899740189 ISBN 13 :  9780899740188
Editeur : Statistical Education &, 1989
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