The Art of Statistics

A wonderful book that introduces the concept of statistics thro real life examples. Rarely have I come across a book that is full of real life examples to explain a subject.

Paper quality of the cover is little bit bad, its thin cardboard. Does not have the waterproof feel to it. But its good enough and durable. Book is very readable. Prints of diagrams are clear which i did not expect based on other reviews complaining about page quality. Overall good enough. Also more number of pages in this book than usual in this price range. That's why probably they cut cost. Overall readable, good enough.Edit: cover is fine. Waht was i thinking? Because of the cover not being plasticy, the card board has nice engraving of letters of the title. Gives it textured feel which is great. Not defects on the book binding.Still keeing one less star because the book could have been a little bigger and wider. Then would not be as thick and small. But its fine. Buy it.

I have been trying to wrap my head around difficult stats concepts for quite some time now. So just out of curiosity i picked this book up only you be hooked onto it. It provides completely novel perspective to learn stats - the most practical one we can ever encounter. I am not more richer with regard to my stats concepts but more wiser too as to how to implement stats in my daily life full of analysis - be it at office as data analyst or reading something “significant”. I would strongly recommend this book to my fellow data lovers.

Good book for Statistics

Written in a very interesting way so that way to read and grasp

For some one not an expert in statistics it was a good read as it started off from high level and slowly took the reader into an easy to understand approach to statistics. Like the flow of the book in particular.

Excellent book one must read.

Enjoyed reading this book. Am a doctor with a minimal understanding of biostatistics. Always wanted to get beyond the `tool kit` approach to stats and get to concepts. Gave me a easy ride from simple statistical modelling - regression to more complex AI algorithms aided by very interesting examples ranging from the Bristol heart scandal to the Titanic passenger manifest. Recommended for the general non fiction reader, popular science buffs and professionals with any level of involvement in stats. Basic conceptual understanding of the subject was never more important as it is today. A very good book. The gray shades and lines in the graphs are a bit difficult to see on Kindle.