| Description |
xvii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Uncertainty, Randomness and Creation of New Knowledge -- Ch. 2. Taming of Uncertainty - Evolution of Statistics -- Ch. 3. Principles and Strategies of Data Analysis: Cross Examination of Data -- Ch. 4. Weighted Distributions - Data with Built-in Bias -- Ch. 5. Statistics: An Inevitable Instrument in Search of Truth -- Ch. 6. Public Understanding of Statistics: Learning from Numbers -- App. Srinivasa Ramanujan - a rare phenomenon |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mathematical statistics.
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| LC no. |
97010349 |
| ISBN |
9810231113 (acid-free paper) |
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