Information Generation by David Hand
Teeming with varied and interesting examples of the role of data, Hands book offers an accessible and beautifully written account to one of the most underrated and hugely important concepts in human society today.
"Professor Hand has provided a vade mecum for navigating safely and sanely through such data barragesSprightly writing and wide-ranging historical allusions make this book a delight to read." * Toronto Star *
"The book is very absorbing and informative" * international statistical review *
"highly informative and occasionally eloquent" * The Times Literary Supplement *
"Book is well written, [it’s] clear and engaging" * Choice *
"If you are, or you want to be, a statistician, if you are teaching or learning statistics and you want to see beyond the syllabus, or if you simply wish to understand better the role that information, good and bad, plays in modern life, read this book." * Teaching Statistics *
"A door to a new research field with many insights on data and data analysis. It is an excellent narrative." * Computer Statistics, Journal of *
"The book is very absorbing and informative" * international statistical review *
"highly informative and occasionally eloquent" * The Times Literary Supplement *
"Book is well written, [it’s] clear and engaging" * Choice *
"If you are, or you want to be, a statistician, if you are teaching or learning statistics and you want to see beyond the syllabus, or if you simply wish to understand better the role that information, good and bad, plays in modern life, read this book." * Teaching Statistics *
"A door to a new research field with many insights on data and data analysis. It is an excellent narrative." * Computer Statistics, Journal of *
Author David J. Hand is Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College, London. He has written over ten books on data and statistics and been a consultant for governments around the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851684458 |
| ISBN 10 | 185168445X |
| Title | Information Generation |
| Author | David Hand |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2006-10-26 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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