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What is a P-value anyway? : 34 stories to help you actually understand statistics /

Presents the essential concepts in thirty-four brief stories. Drawing on his experience as a medical researcher, Vickers blends explanations and humor with minimal math, to help readers understand and interpret the statistics they read every day.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vickers, Andrew
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Addison-Wesley, ©2010.
Subjects:
Mathematical statistics.
Statistical hypothesis testing.
Probability measures.
Statistics.
Probabilities.
Statistics as Topic
Probability
Tests d'hypothèses (Statistique)
Mesures de probabilités.
Statistiques.
Probabilités.
probability.
Statistik
Allgemeinwissen
Statistik > Allgemeinwissen.
Statistik > Lehrmittel.
Matematisk statistik.
Online Access:Additional Information at Google Books
Description
Summary:Presents the essential concepts in thirty-four brief stories. Drawing on his experience as a medical researcher, Vickers blends explanations and humor with minimal math, to help readers understand and interpret the statistics they read every day.
Physical Description:xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index.
ISBN:0321629302
9780321629302