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Statistics Hacks, Paperback by Frey, Bruce, ISBN 0596101643, ISBN-13 9780596101640, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Offers a series of techniques based on statistics and mathematical probability which helps readers understand seemingly random relationships, make predictions, and solve problems in business, games, and a variety of everyday circumstances.

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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 business. 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 well-placed wager here and there. 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 how to: Play smart when you play Texas Hold 'Em, blackjack, roulette, dice games, or even the lottery Design your own winnable bar bets to make money and amaze your friends Predict the outcomes of baseball games, know when to "go for two" in football, and anticipate the winners of other sporting events with surprising accuracy Demystify amazing coincidences and distinguish the truly random from the only seemingly random--even keep your iPod's "random" shuffle honest 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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Publisher
O'reilly Media, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0596101643
ISBN-13
9780596101640
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Bruce Frey
Publication Name
Statistics Hacks : Tips and Tools for Measuring the World and Beating the Odds
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Series
Hacks Ser.
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
356 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
19 Oz

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Ha29.F692 2006
Table of Content
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;
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Computers & Technology, Mathematical & Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics / General
Lccn
2006-282124
Dewey Decimal
519.5
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Computers, Education, Mathematics

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