Ask HN: What are some top-shelf statistics textbooks?
Undergrad is too many years ago, and I really want to create a great foundation for myself with statistics. Any bibles of stats that should be on every hacker's book shelf?
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I suggest taking a look at readings section of top statistics courses. one from mit ocw is
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-05-introduction-to...
edx, coursera, udacity also offer many targeted statistics courses, you can check what book they reccommend.
also Royal statistical society London reccomennds a reading list for its examinationsome of which are classics
I read Probablity & statistics by walpole and myers in my bachelors and it was also a wonderful book.
edx, coursera, udacity also offer many targeted statistics courses, you can check what book they reccommend.
also Royal statistical society London reccomennds a reading list for its examinationsome of which are classics
I read Probablity & statistics by walpole and myers in my bachelors and it was also a wonderful book.
Depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for something that is accessible and practical I'd go with Statistics in a Nutshell from O'Reily. If you are looking for something a bit more theoretical I'd recommend Wackerly's Mathematical Statistics.
The Cartoon Guide to Statistics. The illustrations help develop your intuition, and the humor keeps the math content from feeling too dry. The content isn't watered down at all, just lubricated with jokes and historical asides.