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Indeed, chance can create and help in the investigation of truth. ISBN: 978-981-02-3111-8 (hardcover) Enter your email address below and we will send you the reset instructionsIf the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to reset your passwordEnter your email address below and we will send you your usernameIf the address matches an existing account you will receive an email with instructions to retrieve your usernameWritten 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. Mathematics! Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. It is also one of the first things forgotten.”
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We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. Algebra! Further reading. But there are also unknown unknowns- the ones we don't know we don't know.” Statistics Done Wrong: The Woefully Complete Guide.
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“Nature has established patterns originating in the return of events, but only for the most part. Statistics …
See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. The idea that the odds of an event with a fixed probability increase or decrease depending on recent occurrences of the event is called the gambler's fallacy.
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