Mala statistica. Gli errori commessi in nome della scienza e come scoprirli

Trying to ease myself back into statistics and this felt like a good way to do so. Especially felt relevant since it centers the conversation around scientific publishing and the misuse of statistics in a lot of research papers. I actually found out about some places where scientists can publish the Leggi tutto

You could say this is a mix of Motulsky's Intuitive Biostatistics and Goldacre's essays. The first half of Statistics Done Wrong are plain English essays on various problems encountered in modern science related to statistics, problems which crop up again and again, such as the multiple comparison p Leggi tutto

I liked this. It's a short, straightforward, and clear look at a variety of bad statistical practices. It won't tell you how to do a regression or a hypothesis test but it will discuss which to use. The narrative is clear and straightforward, and readily readable to anybody with a moderate mathemati Leggi tutto

If you haven't had a good introduction into statistics: This might just be what you're looking for. Explains all the honest mistakes (and evil hacks) you can make while analysing data. If you're already familiar with stats it still might be a nice book to refresh your knowledge (and laugh a lot, bec Leggi tutto

The problem with this book, such as it is, is that it by no means a woefully complete guide. To be sure, the state of statistics abuse in contemporary society is rather woeful, and this book demonstrates that a great many people, including those who engage in data analysis as a profession, lack a fu Leggi tutto

The intent of Statistics Done Wrong by Alex Reinhart is to foster a good statistical method from scientists and laymen. Mr. Reinhart doesn’t demonstrate how to calculate these items himself, but he does show how to avoid both the most egregious errors and the most subtle mistakes that people perform Leggi tutto