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Statistics, Simians, the Scottish, and Sizing up Soothsayers

Blog Statistics Statisticsposted by Marcelo Rinesi May 20, 2017

A predictive model can be a parametrized mathematical formula, or a complex deep learning network, but it can also be a talkative cab driver or a slides-wielding consultant. From a mathematical point of view, they are all trying to do the same thing, to predict what’s... Read more

More notebooks for Think Stats

Blog Python Statistics Statisticsposted by Allen Downey May 15, 2017

More notebooks for Think Stats As I mentioned in the previous post, I am getting ready to teach Data Science in the spring, so I am going back through Think Stats and updating the Jupyter notebooks. I am done with Chapters 1 through 6 now. If you are reading... Read more

New notebooks for Think Stats

Modeling Python Statistics Tools & Languages Statisticsposted by Allen Downey April 22, 2017

Getting ready to teach Data Science in the spring, I am going back through Think Stats and updating the Jupyter notebooks. When I am done, each chapter will have a notebook that shows the examples from the book along with some small exercises, with more substantial... Read more