Stripping the Dread from the Data is an accessible and illuminating book by Charles Wheelan, a lecturer at Dartmouth College and known for bestsellers such as Naked Economics. The book makes the complex field of statistics understandable and relevant for a broad audience.
As a popular science book, it takes the reader through the core concepts of statistics and shows how they are applied in everyday life, from policy analyses to consumer behavior. Wheelan explains how data can be misused, but also how smart researchers use statistics to understand today’s social issues.
Product information
- Author: Charles Wheelan (Dartmouth College)
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication date: 2014-01-13
- Number of pages: 304
- ISBN: 9780393347777
- Topic: Research methods / methodology
- BISAC: MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General
About the author
Charles Wheelan is the author of, among others, Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and has published as a correspondent for The Economist. He teaches in public policy and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire.