Statistics And Truth: Putting Chance To Work (2nd Edition)
by C Radhakrishna Rao /
1997 / English / PDF
8.4 MB Download
Written by one of the top most statisticians with experience in
diverse fields of applications of statistics, the book deals with
the philosophical and methodological aspects of information
technology, collection and analysis of data to provide insight into
a problem, whether it is scientific research, policy making by
government or decision making in our daily lives. The author
dispels the doubts that chance is an expression of our ignorance
which makes accurate prediction impossible and illustrates how our
thinking has changed with quantification of uncertainty by showing
that chance is no longer the obstructor but a way of expressing our
knowledge. Indeed, chance can create and help in the investigation
of truth. It is eloquently demonstrated with numerous examples of
applications that statistics is the science, technology and art of
extracting information from data and is based on a study of the
laws of chance. It is highlighted how statistical ideas played a
vital role in scientific and other investigations even before
statistics was recognized as a separate discipline and how
statistics is now evolving as a versatile, powerful and inevitable
tool in diverse fields of human endeavor such as literature, legal
matters, industry, archaeology and medicine.Use of statistics to
the layman in improving the quality of life through wise decision
making is emphasized.
Written by one of the top most statisticians with experience in
diverse fields of applications of statistics, the book deals with
the philosophical and methodological aspects of information
technology, collection and analysis of data to provide insight into
a problem, whether it is scientific research, policy making by
government or decision making in our daily lives. The author
dispels the doubts that chance is an expression of our ignorance
which makes accurate prediction impossible and illustrates how our
thinking has changed with quantification of uncertainty by showing
that chance is no longer the obstructor but a way of expressing our
knowledge. Indeed, chance can create and help in the investigation
of truth. It is eloquently demonstrated with numerous examples of
applications that statistics is the science, technology and art of
extracting information from data and is based on a study of the
laws of chance. It is highlighted how statistical ideas played a
vital role in scientific and other investigations even before
statistics was recognized as a separate discipline and how
statistics is now evolving as a versatile, powerful and inevitable
tool in diverse fields of human endeavor such as literature, legal
matters, industry, archaeology and medicine.Use of statistics to
the layman in improving the quality of life through wise decision
making is emphasized.