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 | #535188 in Books |  Wainer Howard |  2015-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.67 x5.98l,1.13 | File type: PDF | 232 pages

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||6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Great topic, disappointing content|By David Mosenkis|What a disappointment. The opening chapters are strong, with engaging examples, and a compelling warning about the pitfalls in drawing causal inferences from observational data. Then he goes through a detailed example on causal analysis of bypass surgery, but it was hard to understand the recommended best practice approach| |"This book is like the proverbial bag of potato chips. It's impossible to stop reading after just one of its fun and thought-provoking examples of statistical reasoning." |Andrew Gelman, Columbia University

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Teacher tenure is a problem. Teacher tenure is a solution. Fracking is safe. Fracking causes earthquakes. Our kids are over-tested. Our kids are not tested enough. We read claims like these in the newspaper every day, often with no justification other than 'it feels right'. How can we figure out what is right? Escaping from the clutches of truthiness begins with one simple question: 'what is the evidence?' With his usual verve and flair, Howard Wainer shows how the scept...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Truth or Truthiness: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction by Learning to Think Like a Data Scientist   |  Howard Wainer. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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