Thinking Clearly with Data
A Guide to Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis
$61.99
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2022
Summary
Thinking Clearly with Data
An introduction to data science or statistics shouldn’t involve proving complex theorems or memorizing obscure terms and formulas, but that is exactly what most introductory quantitative textbooks emphasize. In contrast, Thinking Clearly with Data focuses, first and foremost, on critical thinking and conceptual understanding in order to teach students how to be better consumers and analysts of the kinds of quantitative information and arguments that they w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691214351 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691214352 |
| Author: | Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Anthony Fowler |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 718g |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 255mm x 180mm |
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Critics Review
“I very much recommend this book, not only to all that teach statistics to (under)graduate students, but also those that use statistics for their own research, that would like to value the work of others, or engage in debates using actual or perceived facts.”—Gijs Dekkers, International Statsitical Review
About The Author
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita is the Sydney Stein Professor and deputy dean at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Political Economy for Public Policy and the coauthor of Theory and Credibility: Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Social Science (both Princeton).
Anthony Fowler is a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
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