Review of "Statistics" by Freedman, Pisani, and Purves (2017)
(cadlag.org)
Statistics depends crucially on mathematics, but it is not subordinate in this dependence. Much of the power of statistics is in common sense, amplified by appropriate mathematical tools, and refined through careful analysis. An introductory course in statistics is then, first and foremost, a course in proper reasoning – with a quantitative bent.
Statistics depends crucially on mathematics, but it is not subordinate in this dependence. Much of the power of statistics is in common sense, amplified by appropriate mathematical tools, and refined through careful analysis. An introductory course in statistics is then, first and foremost, a course in proper reasoning – with a quantitative bent.