Ask HN: What are some top-shelf statistics textbooks?

Posted by _nato_ on Friday December 20, 2013 @05:27PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Undergrad is too many years ago, and I really want to create a great foundation for myself with statistics. Any bibles of stats that should be on every hacker's book shelf?

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Re:Ask HN: What are some top-shelf statistics textbooks? by khrist on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @04:21PM (#6961169)

I suggest taking a look at readings section of top statistics courses. one from mit ocw is http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-05-introduction-to...

edx, coursera, udacity also offer many targeted statistics courses, you can check what book they reccommend.

also Royal statistical society London reccomennds a reading list for its examinationsome of which are classics

I read Probablity & statistics by walpole and myers in my bachelors and it was also a wonderful book.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some top-shelf statistics textbooks? by yold on Friday December 20, 2013 @06:15PM (#6944776)

Depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for something that is accessible and practical I'd go with Statistics in a Nutshell from O'Reily. If you are looking for something a bit more theoretical I'd recommend Wackerly's Mathematical Statistics.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some top-shelf statistics textbooks? by sp332 on Friday December 20, 2013 @05:58PM (#6944685)

The Cartoon Guide to Statistics. The illustrations help develop your intuition, and the humor keeps the math content from feeling too dry. The content isn't watered down at all, just lubricated with jokes and historical asides.

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