books about: statistics     books:       Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches50 reviews John W. Creswell Sage Publications, Inc, 2008 Ecellent book for researchers like myself. l love this book, its excellent, l worked on my PhD Thesis without any problems through this book             The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Vintage)123 reviews Leonard Mlodinow Vintage, 2009 Valuable book no matter how you feel about Math This is an excellent book about important concepts in probability, statistics and math. Whether you like math or not, this is a very valuable book no matter what you do. Physicist Feynman said: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." Mlodinow examines various ways that we fool ourselves. For example, expensive wine or vodka is not any ...             The Bill James Handbook 201019 reviews Bill James ACTA Publications, 2009 Bill James hits another home run with the annual Handbook! This is the book I've had to have every baseball season since it was firt published in 1988. The information is great and it's available early enough to purchase as a Christmas Gift. It is a rare year where I only purchase one of these since I can wrap it and put it under the tree and I know my favorite baseball fans will love this gift! Bill James has never dissappointed me with anything he's ...             Envisioning Information59 reviews Edward R. Tufte Graphics Press, 1990 Vital for any visual thinker I'm a journalist studying design and technology at Stanford. this text richly details subtleties of visual design, visual thinking and data presentation. It was recommended to me by a computer scientist who as working on data visualization. I would follow Tufte's advice in the forward and give the fairly thin volume plenty of time and careful study. Every visual should be poured over again and ...             The World Almanac and Book of Facts 20106 reviews World Almanac Books World Almanac, 2009 Better than last year Last year I complained LOUDLY that the 2009 World Almanac was missing some very useful information on zip codes, area codes, U.S. metropolitan area population rankings and town populations by state. I am pleased to report that the 2010 World Almanac reinstated all of the missing information. Thank you, World Almanac Books. Zip codes and area codes are once again provided by town, where ...             Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk163 reviews Peter L. Bernstein Wiley, 1998 Risk education I found this book very enjoyable. The author writes about the origins, and, most importantly, the evolution of risk. It starts with ancient times and takes us to today's financial world. I really like how he explained the evolution of risk management from primitive ways to more complex and sophisticated methods. It also features certain individuals who contributed to the development of theories ...             The World Almanac and Book of Facts 200939 reviews World Almanac Books World Almanac, 2008 The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009 CLASICO ALMANAQUE COMPLETO CON LA INFORMACION DEL MUNDO ASI COMO DE LOS ACONTECIMIENTOS DEL AÑO MUY RECOMENDABLE             The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition111 reviews Edward R. Tufte Graphics Press, 2001 Data decorators, data-ink, instant chartjunk, and naked women Perhaps the single most accessible book on data visualizations. You are given a tour of the history of visualizations, the seminal contributions of people such as Playfair, Tukey, and others, a rogues' gallery of sorts of awful visualizations, a peek into small-multiples visualizations, and an exposition of the principles of good graphic design and visualizations. A must-have book for anyone ...             Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)1702 reviews Stephen J. Dubner Harper Perennial, 2009 Freakonomics is freaking good!! It certainly pushes the envelope to conventional ways of thinking. However, they are just pointing out the obvious. Critical thinking really works!             Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and ...3 reviews Wayne L. Winston Princeton University Press, 2009 The Mathematics and Statistics Behind Sports Should a basketball team down by two with seconds to go try to tie the game with a two-pointer or attempt to win it with a three? Are football teams too conservative when deciding whether to go for it on fourth down? How efficacious are sacrifice bunts in baseball when there is a man on first and no one out? In "Mathletics", Wayne Winston uses mathematics to examine these and many, many more ...             2010 Baseball Forecaster Ron Shandler Triumph Books, 2010             The Ultimate Super Bowl Book: A Complete Reference to the Stats, Stars, and Stories Behind Football's Biggest ...3 reviews Bob McGinn MVP Books, 2009 This is The Ultimate Football Book This book grabbed my attention from the start and was impossible to put down. Even though we already know the bare facts: Who-What-When-Where, the author gives us the WHY and the HOW - making each game come alive again. I felt like I was with these teams from the meeting rooms to the practice fields and right into the game-day lockerroom...this is a MUST-READ which will turn even the casual ...             Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets434 reviews Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2008 Great insight Taleb changed the way I thought about skill and luck. The book was not made to prove things one way or the other but to get you to think. Don't take anyones supposed skill to your bank. You need to be aware of the risk of what you are purchasing. This book applies not only to investing but to life in general. The book is easy and fun to read.             Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement33 reviews Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, ... Prentice Hall, 2004 perfect condition. i ordered this book for class... received it very quickly, and it is in perfect condition. would shop here again. thank you!             Web Analytics: An Hour a Day69 reviews Avinash Kaushik Sybex, 2007 The Holy Grail for any Web Analytics Junkie I've been promising this book review of "Web Analytics: An Hour a Day" by Avinash Kaushik for near six months and it has taken every week of six months to finally make it all the way through this book. I've spoken many times about Avinash and his wonderful blog "Occam's Razor" which this book being the pinnacle piece of the writings on that blog. Avinash is an analytical genus and the knowledge ...             How to Lie with Statistics103 reviews Darrell Huff W.W. Norton & Co., 1993 Tools to combat information overload This is a first of a kind classic that describes some of the more common ways that quantitative data and graphs are used, knowingly or unknowingly, to misrepresent reality. Even though the examples are a bit dated this does not diminish the value of the book. If anything, I would argue that the book is more relevant now than it was when Huff wrote it 50 years ago. Why so? Because in this ...             Cartoon Guide to Statistics59 reviews Larry Gonick, Woollcott Smith Collins Reference, 1994 Perfect for me - probably not for everyone I'm in love with this book and I feel like it was written with me in mind, so if your math background and goals are anything like mine, I can't recommend it enough. So, here's my deal: I'm a med student and am about to start a bio statistics course. I wanted to brush up on stat ahead of time over spring break, but I knew I'd never bring myself to read a serious stat book on the beach ...             The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 Hardball Times Writers ACTA Publications, 2009 The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 compiles some of the best analytical and historical writing on baseball with unique and innovative statistics into a timeless annual guide. With guest writers like John Walsh, John Dewan, Richard Lederer and Tom Tango, and articles on some of the hottest topics in baseball, as well as historical analyses, The Hardball Times Baseball Annual is a resource readers will enjoy again and again.             Statistics for Dummies35 reviews Deborah Rumsey For Dummies, 2003 Amazing Overview This is a great overview of statistics that manages to be very accessible while covering the important areas in depth with some detail. I couldn't imagine a better primer on the topic and it is probably the best Dummies book I've come across. Five stars for sure...             Baseball Prospectus 2010 Baseball Prospectus Wiley, 2010 The bestselling annual baseball preview from the smartest analysts in the business The essential guide to the 2010 baseball season is on deck now, and whether you're a fan or fantasy player-or both-you won't be properly informed without it. Baseball Prospectus 2010 brings together an elite group of analysts to provide the definitive look at the upcoming season in critical essays and commentary on the thirty teams, their managers, and more ...              search for books achievement, analytics, approaches, basketball, classroom, complete, economist, enthusiasts, envisioning, everything, explores, football, forecaster, freakonomics, hardball, increasing, information, instruction, mathematics, mathletics, prospectus, qualitative, quantitative, randomness, reference, remarkable, research-based, statistics, strategies, ultimate books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Walker Texas Ranger: Deadly Reunion [VHS] we recommend Pretty Good Game, I didn't want to stop. home  impressum - about us