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Statistics A Very Short Introduction

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What this book knows

Statistics is the technology of extracting meaning from uncertain data, and its methods now quietly govern science, commerce, medicine, and daily life.

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Statistics is the most exciting of disciplines — I want to convey the revolution that has taken place in the past few decades.
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A house valued at $121,900 accidentally recorded as $400 million propagated through the system, causing budget shortfalls and threatened job layoffs.
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mind-and-cognition

Statistics is the technology of extracting meaning from data — or, alternatively, the technology of handling uncertainty.
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Statistics lies at the heart of scientific discovery, commercial operations, government, social policy, manufacturing, and medicine.
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'Lies, damned lies, and statistics' — the worship of statistics has made the job of the outright liar that much easier.
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When a measure becomes a target, people improve its value at the cost of the system it was meant to represent.
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