{"product_id":"practical-statistics-for-data-scientists-50-essential-concepts","title":"Practical Statistics for Data Scientists: 50 Essential Concepts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Practical Statistics for Data Scientists: 50 Essential Concepts (Paperback, 315 pages) – O'Reilly Media, 2017. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eStatistical methods are a key part of data science, yet very few data scientists have any formal statistics training. Courses and books on basic statistics rarely cover the topic from a data science perspective. This practical guide explains how to apply various statistical methods to data science, tells you how to avoid their misuse, and gives you advice on what's important and what's not. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Many data science resources incorporate statistical methods but lack a deeper statistical perspective. If you’re familiar with the R programming language, and have some exposure to statistics, this quick reference bridges the gap in an accessible, readable format. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With this book, you’ll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy exploratory data analysis is a key preliminary step in data science \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow random sampling can reduce bias and yield a higher quality dataset, even with big data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the principles of experimental design yield definitive answers to questions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use regression to estimate outcomes and detect anomalies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey classification techniques for predicting which categories a record belongs to \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatistical machine learning methods that \"learn\" from data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnsupervised learning methods for extracting meaning from unlabeled data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Peter Bruce, Andrew Bruce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069123055850,"sku":"9781491952962","price":50.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/91-41U_btKL._SY522.jpg?v=1781203582","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/practical-statistics-for-data-scientists-50-essential-concepts","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}