Comments (1) There are many books that teach you to use SAS or that teach you to use R. There is at least one book that teaches R to people who know SAS or SPSS (R for SAS and SPSS users by Robert Muenchen, and it’s very good).
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Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits and other Mathematical Explorations is an excellent popular math book for the right audience. I had a lot of fun reading it, and will probably re-read at some point.
What is the audience for Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits and other Mathematical Explorations?
This is a book of recreational mathematics, but it is relatively serious. Several of the chapters have some calculus, one has a bit of simple matrix algebra. So, if you are reading this on your own, it’s probably best if you had at least one course in calculus at some point – even if you don’t remember it very well. So, that’s one audience. Continue reading 'Book Review: Strange Curves, Counting Rabbits, and other Mathematical Explorations'»
Today, I’ll look at how to make and evaluate a good statistical argument. I’m going to base this on the absolutely wonderful book: Statistics as Principled Argument by Robert Abelson.
It’s an easy read, and I urge those interested in this stuff to go buy a copy.
The book makes the point of the title: Statistics should be presented as part of a principled argument. You are trying to make a case, and your argument will be better if it meets certain criteria; but which criteria are the right ones? Continue reading 'Book Review: Statistics as Principled Argument by Robert Abelson'»
