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Visual Statistics
Forrest W. Young
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Description for Visual Statistics
Hardcover. Visual statistics accomplishes the goal of bringing the most complex and advanced statistical methods within the reach of those with little statistical training by using animated graphics of the data. This text shows how to make dynamic visualizations tht are fully interactive and respond instantly to the user's nudges and prods. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
A visually intuitive approach to statistical data analysis
Visual Statistics brings the most complex and advanced statistical methods within reach of those with little statistical training by using animated graphics of the data. Using ViSta: The Visual Statistics System-developed by Forrest Young and Pedro Valero-Mora and available free of charge on the Internet-students can easily create fully interactive visualizations from relevant mathematical statistics, promoting perceptual and cognitive understanding of the data's story. An emphasis is placed on a paradigm for understanding data that is visual, intuitive, geometric, and active, rather than one that relies on convoluted logic, ... Read more
A visually intuitive approach to statistical data analysis
Visual Statistics brings the most complex and advanced statistical methods within reach of those with little statistical training by using animated graphics of the data. Using ViSta: The Visual Statistics System-developed by Forrest Young and Pedro Valero-Mora and available free of charge on the Internet-students can easily create fully interactive visualizations from relevant mathematical statistics, promoting perceptual and cognitive understanding of the data's story. An emphasis is placed on a paradigm for understanding data that is visual, intuitive, geometric, and active, rather than one that relies on convoluted logic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471681601
SKU
V9780471681601
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About Forrest W. Young
The late FORREST W. YOUNG, PhD, was Professor Emeritus of Quantitative Psychology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a result of a ten-year research project, Dr. Young and his students created ViSta: The Visual Statistics System. He acted as a professional consultant for the SAS Institute, Inc., Statistical Sciences, Inc., and Bell Telephone Laboratories. He authored ... Read more
Reviews for Visual Statistics
"With contributions by highly regarded professionals in the field, Visual Statistics not only improves a student's understanding of statistics, but also builds condence to overcome problems that may have previously been intimidating." (Zentralblatt MATH 2016) "A good book about a great software system." (Psychometrika, March 2008) "The people who would benefit most from this book are ... Read more