In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "A. G. McDowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > >I am looking for a statistics book that would cover some in-depth > >statistical analysis that could be handy for laymen. > > > >I enjoyed my college statistics course as part of my computer > >information systems degree, and I would like to learn additional > >techniques that could be used in everyday situations (data quality > >analysis, fantasy football, consumer budgeting). > > > >Can anyone recommend a good book? If there is one book that could be read with profit by the lay public, particularly those (like doctors and lawyers) who sometimes have to deal with the public on issues that deal with uncertainty (e.g., probability of having a disease, probability of different courses of treatment being successful, etc.) it would be Gerd Gigerenzer's _Calculated Risks_. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743254236/qid=1062866624/sr=2-1/ref=s r_2_1/104-9160774-5304708 (mind the word wrap) Bill -- Bill Jefferys/Department of Astronomy/University of Texas/Austin, TX 78712 Email: replace 'warthog' with 'clyde' | Homepage: http://quasar.as.utexas.edu I report spammers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Finger for PGP Key: F7 11 FB 82 C6 21 D8 95 2E BD F7 6E 99 89 E1 82 Unlawful to use this email address for unsolicited ads: USC Title 47 Sec 227 . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
