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Statistics Hacks
By Bruce Frey
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: May 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-10164-3
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-610164-0
Pages: 356

Table of Contents  | Index

		credits Credits
		Preface
		Chapter 1.  The Basics
			Hack 1.  Know the Big Secret
			Hack 2.  Describe the World Using Just Two Numbers
			Hack 3.  Figure the Odds
			Hack 4.  Reject the Null
			Hack 5.  Go Big to Get Small
			Hack 6.  Measure Precisely
			Hack 7.  Measure Up
			Hack 8.  Power Up
			Hack 9.  Show Cause and Effect
			Hack 10.  Know Big When You See It
		Chapter 2.  Discovering Relationships
			Hack 11.  Discover Relationships
			Hack 12.  Graph Relationships
			Hack 13.  Use One Variable to Predict Another
			Hack 14.  Use More Than One Variable to Predict Another
			Hack 15.  Identify Unexpected Outcomes
			Hack 16.  Identify Unexpected Relationships
			Hack 17.  Compare Two Groups
			Hack 18.  Find Out Just How Wrong You Really Are
			Hack 19.  Sample Fairly
			Hack 20.  Sample with a Touch of Scotch
			Hack 21.  Choose the Honest Average
			Hack 22.  Avoid the Axis of Evil
		Chapter 3.  Measuring the World
			Hack 23.  See the Shape of Everything
			Hack 24.  Produce Percentiles
			Hack 25.  Predict the Future with the Normal Curve
			Hack 26.  Give Raw Scores a Makeover
			Hack 27.  Standardize Scores
			Hack 28.  Ask the Right Questions
			Hack 29.  Test Fairly
			Hack 30.  Improve Your Test Score While Watching Paint Dry
			Hack 31.  Establish Reliability
			Hack 32.  Establish Validity
			Hack 33.  Predict the Length of a Lifetime
			Hack 34.  Make Wise Medical Decisions
		Chapter 4.  Beating the Odds
			Hack 35.  Gamble Smart
			Hack 36.  Know When to Hold 'Em
			Hack 37.  Know When to Fold 'Em
			Hack 38.  Know When to Walk Away
			Hack 39.  Lose Slowly at Roulette
			Hack 40.  Play in the Black in Blackjack
			Hack 41.  Play Smart When You Play the Lottery
			Hack 42.  Play with Cards and Get Lucky
			Hack 43.  Play with Dice and Get Lucky
			Hack 44.  Sharpen Your Card-Sharping
			Hack 45.  Amaze Your 23 Closest Friends
			Hack 46.  Design Your Own Bar Bet
			Hack 47.  Go Crazy with Wild Cards
			Hack 48.  Never Trust an Honest Coin
			Hack 49.  Know Your Limit
		Chapter 5.  Playing Games
			Hack 50.  Avoid the Zonk
			Hack 51.  Pass Go, Collect $200, Win the Game
			Hack 52.  Use Random Selection as Artificial Intelligence
			Hack 53.  Do Card Tricks Through the Mail
			Hack 54.  Check Your iPod's Honesty
			Hack 55.  Predict the Game Winners
			Hack 56.  Predict the Outcome of a Baseball Game
			Hack 57.  Plot Histograms in Excel
			Hack 58.  Go for Two
			Hack 59.  Rank with the Best of Them
			Hack 60.  Estimate Pi by Chance
		Chapter 6.  Thinking Smart
			Hack 61.  Outsmart Superman
			Hack 62.  Demystify Amazing Coincidences
			Hack 63.  Sense the Real Randomness of Life
			Hack 64.  Spot Faked Data
			Hack 65.  Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
			Hack 66.  Play a Tune on Pascal's Triangle
			Hack 67.  Control Random Thoughts
			Hack 68.  Search for ESP
			Hack 69.  Cure Conjunctionitus
			Hack 70.  Break Codes with Etaoin Shrdlu
			Hack 71.  Discover a New Species
			Hack 72.  Feel Connected
			Hack 73.  Learn to Ride a Votercycle
			Hack 74.  Live Life in the Fast Lane (You're Already In)
			Hack 75.  Seek Out New Life and New Civilizations
		Colophon
		Index