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Start here. - This book serves such an incredibly important purpose in that it really explains the fundamentals of statistics in a way that can be appreciated and understood by the vast majority of reasonably educated laymen. Of course, that in itself begs the question: so what? What about statistics is so "important" that the average person should take notice? Well, for a lot of reasons that Mr. Wheelan explains so well its hard to add anything to it, but I'll give one brief attempt for those of you bothering to read the review: At its core, statistics is about organizing data in a meaningful way such that we can draw accurate conclusions about our environment...in other words, statistics can help us make sense of the world around us in a very meaningful and practical way. Statistics is really just a mathematically formalized form of what our brains do intuitively, and without that core concept of filtering and making sense of the information we're exposed to we would all be paralyzed - unable to make associations, draw conclusions, or derive any meaning from our environment. Learning would be impossible, life would be meaningless, and existence and survival itself would be impossible. Statistics takes that core function and focuses it in very particular ways, which if done correctly, can yield amazing results that add worthwhile knowledge and positivity to life. To quote the book, "Statistics is the most powerful tool we have for using information to some meaningful end." Further, if that description doesn't at least somewhat tempt you how about this: Even if you don't care about statistics, those that have enormous influence on your life and happiness (e.g. businesses, politicians, government organizations, media, and everybody else that has a vested interested in influencing your mindset, perspectives, and behaviors) very much care about statistics and use them, for both good and ill, to "help" you see and do things a certain way. Knowledge of statistics can help transform you from "propagandized" to "informed". This is one of my favorite aspects of the book, that is, the author acknowledges and recognizes the danger of inappropriately used statistics; he even conceived the book as an homage to How to Lie with Statistics: 1st (First) Edition , and as he very correctly points out right in the introduction of the book, "Statistics is like a high-caliber weapon: helpful when used correctly and potentially disastrous in the wrong hands." Amazingly, this book is a fun and enjoyable read. No seriously. Mr. Wheelan exposes himself as a fantastic teacher, bringing an enthusiasm and energy to the subject coupled with a gift of explaining ideas and concepts in a way that most (not just "stat people") can understand and appreciate. Although this isn't a "textbook" per se, I think it remains relevant for the whole spectrum of people from total "newbies" all the way to hard-core statistics researchers. Why? Fundamentals. The author explains the fundamentals in a clear concise way using practical, relevant, and familiar examples from our everyday lives. For those new to the subject you'll get an "intro to statistics" class from a very gifted Ivy-league professor that will give you a solid well-rooted realistic foundation that you can both apply to your everyday life as well as prepare you for higher level statistics courses if you so choose. For those already well-versed in statistics or professionals, it will reacquaint you with why what you do matters as well as provide you a wonderful way to explain to others why what you do matters. Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle in that I've had a reasonably high level statistics background (relative to the average college graduate, anyway) and as I read the book I kept thinking to myself, "Man, if only I had had this before taking my first stats course!" Outstanding book. Review: Dreaded statistics revealed - How many times have you wondered how two different people looking at the same report managed to draw totally opposite conclusions? How many times have you looked at a set of data yourself and decided that the data must be wrong because it doesn't show what you "know" to be true? Well, I suspect that you aren't alone. I suspect that you also have an aversion to "doing the math" necessary to convince yourself that the data is actually correct. Wheelan claims that "Statistics is like a high-caliber weapon: helpful when used correctly and potentially disastrous in the wrong hands." This is an incredibly important topic as we move forward into our increasingly connected world where we are creating data at an accelerating rate. The data is only raw knowledge, how we analyze that data is what allows us to derive useful information to create actionable knowledge. The tools we use to analyze the data is, like it or not, statistics. Wheelan gives us an easy to follow and understand overview of statistics. Even if you didn't like math in school, you will find this book useful as well as insightful. Here's the rub. No matter how hard we try, when using descriptive statistics, we lose the detail in the data. We've "summarized" it and just like the summary of a good book, we will miss a lot of the nuance in the story. Neither this review nor the summary of data known as descriptive statistics is an exception to that rule. And because of that loss of fidelity, we will find as Wheelan puts its, "Smart and honest people will often disagree about what the data are trying to tell us." Wheelan includes many examples of how statistics is enlightening and infuriating. The examples are from everyday life and you are likely to recognize them; things like "Money Ball" and the "Wall Street failure." You will learn about correlation, basic probability, the Central Limit Theorem, Inferences, Polling, Regression Analysis and more. All without tears! So why should you be interested? Because the big questions will be answered by statistical analysis and you will want to know at least enough to not be "taken in" by those who would purposely try and confuse you or convert you to their views using statistics and data. Wheelan believes that there are five "large" questions that statistics will help us answer in the future. 1. What is the future of football? Will it die of concussions? 2. What (if anything) is causing the dramatic rise in the incidence of autism? 3. How can we identify and reward good teachers and schools? 4. What are the best tools for fighting global poverty? 5. Who gets to know what about you? Wheelan doesn't answer these questions. The data is still being collected and analyzed. What he has done, however, is set the reader on the right path to understanding the complexity of those questions and why there aren't any easy answers. He has given the reader at least a working knowledge of statistics so that we can decide for ourselves who is doing the best job of presenting the information and knowledge buried in ever expanding universe of dots for us to connect. The sub title of this excellent book is "Stripping the dread from the data." What I found is that now I know how to make sure that I strip the dread from the statistics which applies to the data. The dread is when the proper use of statistics on that data shows my cherished beliefs to be ill conceived! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 039334777X | | Best Sellers Rank | #27,168 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Probability & Statistics (Books) #6 in Business Statistics #14 in Statistics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,811) | | Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 9780393347777 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0393347777 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Part of series | Naked Series | | Print length | 304 pages | | Publication date | January 13, 2014 | | Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company | ## Images ![Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51rHcg145LL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wanna truly understand statistics? Start here. *by G***N on September 28, 2013* This book serves such an incredibly important purpose in that it really explains the fundamentals of statistics in a way that can be appreciated and understood by the vast majority of reasonably educated laymen. Of course, that in itself begs the question: so what? What about statistics is so "important" that the average person should take notice? Well, for a lot of reasons that Mr. Wheelan explains so well its hard to add anything to it, but I'll give one brief attempt for those of you bothering to read the review: At its core, statistics is about organizing data in a meaningful way such that we can draw accurate conclusions about our environment...in other words, statistics can help us make sense of the world around us in a very meaningful and practical way. Statistics is really just a mathematically formalized form of what our brains do intuitively, and without that core concept of filtering and making sense of the information we're exposed to we would all be paralyzed - unable to make associations, draw conclusions, or derive any meaning from our environment. Learning would be impossible, life would be meaningless, and existence and survival itself would be impossible. Statistics takes that core function and focuses it in very particular ways, which if done correctly, can yield amazing results that add worthwhile knowledge and positivity to life. To quote the book, "Statistics is the most powerful tool we have for using information to some meaningful end." Further, if that description doesn't at least somewhat tempt you how about this: Even if you don't care about statistics, those that have enormous influence on your life and happiness (e.g. businesses, politicians, government organizations, media, and everybody else that has a vested interested in influencing your mindset, perspectives, and behaviors) very much care about statistics and use them, for both good and ill, to "help" you see and do things a certain way. Knowledge of statistics can help transform you from "propagandized" to "informed". This is one of my favorite aspects of the book, that is, the author acknowledges and recognizes the danger of inappropriately used statistics; he even conceived the book as an homage to How to Lie with Statistics: 1st (First) Edition , and as he very correctly points out right in the introduction of the book, "Statistics is like a high-caliber weapon: helpful when used correctly and potentially disastrous in the wrong hands." Amazingly, this book is a fun and enjoyable read. No seriously. Mr. Wheelan exposes himself as a fantastic teacher, bringing an enthusiasm and energy to the subject coupled with a gift of explaining ideas and concepts in a way that most (not just "stat people") can understand and appreciate. Although this isn't a "textbook" per se, I think it remains relevant for the whole spectrum of people from total "newbies" all the way to hard-core statistics researchers. Why? Fundamentals. The author explains the fundamentals in a clear concise way using practical, relevant, and familiar examples from our everyday lives. For those new to the subject you'll get an "intro to statistics" class from a very gifted Ivy-league professor that will give you a solid well-rooted realistic foundation that you can both apply to your everyday life as well as prepare you for higher level statistics courses if you so choose. For those already well-versed in statistics or professionals, it will reacquaint you with why what you do matters as well as provide you a wonderful way to explain to others why what you do matters. Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle in that I've had a reasonably high level statistics background (relative to the average college graduate, anyway) and as I read the book I kept thinking to myself, "Man, if only I had had this before taking my first stats course!" Outstanding book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dreaded statistics revealed *by D***R on October 15, 2013* How many times have you wondered how two different people looking at the same report managed to draw totally opposite conclusions? How many times have you looked at a set of data yourself and decided that the data must be wrong because it doesn't show what you "know" to be true? Well, I suspect that you aren't alone. I suspect that you also have an aversion to "doing the math" necessary to convince yourself that the data is actually correct. Wheelan claims that "Statistics is like a high-caliber weapon: helpful when used correctly and potentially disastrous in the wrong hands." This is an incredibly important topic as we move forward into our increasingly connected world where we are creating data at an accelerating rate. The data is only raw knowledge, how we analyze that data is what allows us to derive useful information to create actionable knowledge. The tools we use to analyze the data is, like it or not, statistics. Wheelan gives us an easy to follow and understand overview of statistics. Even if you didn't like math in school, you will find this book useful as well as insightful. Here's the rub. No matter how hard we try, when using descriptive statistics, we lose the detail in the data. We've "summarized" it and just like the summary of a good book, we will miss a lot of the nuance in the story. Neither this review nor the summary of data known as descriptive statistics is an exception to that rule. And because of that loss of fidelity, we will find as Wheelan puts its, "Smart and honest people will often disagree about what the data are trying to tell us." Wheelan includes many examples of how statistics is enlightening and infuriating. The examples are from everyday life and you are likely to recognize them; things like "Money Ball" and the "Wall Street failure." You will learn about correlation, basic probability, the Central Limit Theorem, Inferences, Polling, Regression Analysis and more. All without tears! So why should you be interested? Because the big questions will be answered by statistical analysis and you will want to know at least enough to not be "taken in" by those who would purposely try and confuse you or convert you to their views using statistics and data. Wheelan believes that there are five "large" questions that statistics will help us answer in the future. 1. What is the future of football? Will it die of concussions? 2. What (if anything) is causing the dramatic rise in the incidence of autism? 3. How can we identify and reward good teachers and schools? 4. What are the best tools for fighting global poverty? 5. Who gets to know what about you? Wheelan doesn't answer these questions. The data is still being collected and analyzed. What he has done, however, is set the reader on the right path to understanding the complexity of those questions and why there aren't any easy answers. He has given the reader at least a working knowledge of statistics so that we can decide for ourselves who is doing the best job of presenting the information and knowledge buried in ever expanding universe of dots for us to connect. The sub title of this excellent book is "Stripping the dread from the data." What I found is that now I know how to make sure that I strip the dread from the statistics which applies to the data. The dread is when the proper use of statistics on that data shows my cherished beliefs to be ill conceived! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by T***T on July 26, 2023* The author of the book did a great job ! The book is highly valuable for a variety of reasons: it is well structured, easy to understand for anyone - even people lacking mathematical education. It is full of practical illustrations and most importantly it made me want to go deeper into the subject with more mathematical books about probability theory and statistics. 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