Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by talson on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:09AM
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I just finished up a class that covered this material. Is there a good next step or book for someone interested in data science.
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Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by caliguliminix on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @10:44AM
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Not exactly a textbook, but good to read nonetheless is, "Statistics Done Wrong"[1]. It is a short read but is filled with all the most common ways in which statistical analysis is abused with concrete examples.
[1] Statistics Done Wrong: The Woefully Complete Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593276206/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_u....
Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by subroutine on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:16AM
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What software / lang are you currently using to analyze data?
Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by talson on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:24AM
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It used excel and Python. I’ve also personally used R outside of the class.
Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by subroutine on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:47AM
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That's good you got exposure to Python (and, I assume, numpy/scipy/pandas etc.), and you're already familiar with R. Are you majoring in data science, and just looking for something extra?
If you're interested in machine learning, Andrew Ng Coursera course is almost a right of passage at this point - it's very accessible: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning
Kutner is the bible on regression models (tho, not a super fun read): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0073014664
This was one of my favorites as an undergrad: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805833889
Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by talson on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:11AM
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I’ll check these out, thanks for the recommendations. I’m not majoring in Data science, but I do find it really interesting and want to learn more.
Re:The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (2012)
by alexhutcheson on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:19AM
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R for Data Science is great: https://r4ds.had.co.nz/