A Certain Uncertainty: Nature's Random Ways (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107032811)

Based around a series of real-life scenarios, this engaging introduction to statistical reasoning will teach you how to apply powerful statistical, qualitative and probabilistic tools in a technical context. From analysis of electricity bills, baseball statistics, and stock market fluctuations, through to profound questions about physics of fermions and bosons, decaying nuclei, and climate change, each chapter introduces relevant physical, statistical and mathematical principles step-by-step in an engaging narrative style, helping to develop practical proficiency in the use of probability and statistical reasoning. With numerous illustrations making it easy to focus on the most important information, this insightful book is perfect for students and researchers of any discipline interested in the interwoven tapestry of probability, statistics, and physics.

Author: Mark P. Silverman
ISBN-10: 1107032814
ISBN-13: 9781107032811
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2014
Pages: 633
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2015 pg. 1189