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9781402770531

Statistics

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  • ISBN13:

    9781402770531

  • ISBN10:

    1402770537

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-02-02
  • Publisher: Sterling
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Summary

Modern statistics is very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. Author David J. Hand reveals it to be an exciting subject that uses deep theory and powerful software tools to shed light on all aspects of our livesenabling astronomers to explore the origins of the universe, archaeologists to investigate ancient civilizations, governments to learn how to benefit society, and businesses to run efficiently. Hand clearly explains how statistics works, and how we can decipher them.

Author Biography

DAVID J. HAND is Professor of Statistics at Imperial College, London. In addition to authoring many books related to statistical analysis, he is also a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and British Academy and president of the Royal Statistical Society.

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