The Art of Statistics av David Spiegelhalter

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<p><b>''A statistical national treasure'' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2</b><br><br><b>''Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force</b>'' <i>Popular Science</i><br><br>Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? <b>David Spiegelhalter </b>reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science.<br><br>Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet <b>we are all familiar with the way statistical claims can be sensationalised</b>, particularly in the media. In the age of big data, as data science becomes established as a discipline, a basic grasp of <b>statistical literacy is more important than ever</b>. <br><br>In <i>The Art of Statistics</i>, <b>David Spiegelhalter guides the reader through the esse