Statistics Hacks: Tips & Tools for Measuring the World and Beating the Odds

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Statistics Hacks: Tips & Tools for Measuring the World and Beating the Odds

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Want to calculate the probability that an event will
happen? Be able to spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one thing causes
another? Or learn to be a better gambler? You can do that and much more with
75 practical and fun hacks packed into Statistics Hacks. These cool
tips, tricks, and mind-boggling solutions from the world of statistics,
measurement, and research methods will not only amaze and entertain you, but
will give you an advantage in several real-world situations-including
business.
Want to calculate the probability that an
event will happen? Be able to spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one
thing causes another? Or learn to be a better gambler? You can do that and
much more with 75 practical and fun hacks packed into Statistics Hacks.
These cool tips, tricks, and mind-boggling solutions from the world of
statistics, measurement, and research methods will not only amaze and
entertain you, but will give you an advantage in several real-world
situations-including business.
This book is ideal for anyone who likes puzzles, brainteasers, games,
gambling, magic tricks, and those who want to apply math and science to
everyday circumstances. Several hacks in the first chapter alone-such as the
"central limit theorem,", which allows you to know everything by knowing just
a little-serve as sound approaches for marketing and other business
objectives. Using the tools of inferential statistics, you can understand the
way probability works, discover relationships, predict events with uncanny
accuracy, and even make a little money with a well-placed wager here and
there.
Statistics Hacks presents useful techniques from statistics,
educational and psychological measurement, and experimental research to help
you solve a variety of problems in business, games, and life. You'll learn how
to:

Play smart when you play Texas Hold 'Em, blackjack, roulette, dice
games, or even the lottery
Design your own winnable bar bets to make money and amaze your
friends
Predict the outcomes of baseball games, know when to "go for two" in
football, and anticipate the winners of other sporting events with
surprising accuracy
Demystify amazing coincidences and distinguish the truly random
from the only seemingly random--even keep your iPod's "random"
shuffle honest
Spot fraudulent data, detect plagiarism, and break codes
How to isolate the effects of observation on the thing
observed
Whether you're a statistics enthusiast who does calculations in your sleep
or a civilian who is entertained by clever solutions to interesting problems,
Statistics Hacks has tools to give you an edge over the world's slim
odds.