Reddit reviews Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

• Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan is a great overview of the science of statistics, without being too much like a lecture. After reading it, you'll have a better understanding of what statistics are just silly (like in ads or clickbait news) and what are actually important (like in scientific studies).
  
  
• You on a Diet by Roizen and Oz is touted as a diet book, and it kind of is. I recommend it because it's a great resource for basic understanding the science behind the gastrointestinal system, and how it links to the brain.
  
  
• All of Mary Roach's books are excellent overviews of science currently being done, I've read Stiff (the science of human bodies, post-mortem), Spook ("science tackles the afterlife"), Packing for Mars (the science of humans in space), and Bonk (sex), and they are all very easy to understand, but scientifically appropriate. I'm sure "Gulp" is good too, although I haven't read that one yet.
  
  
• "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming" by Mike Brown is a great, accessible overview of exactly why Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet, told by the man who started the controversy.
  
  
• "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking is a little denser, material-wise, but still easy to understand (as far as theoretical physics goes, at least!). Hawking explains the history of physics and the universe, as well as the future of the discipline. While there is a bit more jargon than some pop-science books, I think an entry-level scientist can still read and understand this book.
  

I'm in the middle of reading Naked Statistics which is a pretty good and easy to understand intro. I've taken a few stat courses before and this book covers everything in really easy to understand terms.

I'm also a fan of The Drunkard's Walk which is mostly aimed at randomness, but because randomness is such a large part of statistics it really does cover many of the basic concepts.

Neither of these are textbooks, so they don't get too technical and instead neatly explain concepts. Enjoy!

I dove into this stuff almost two years ago with very little preparation or background. Now I'm in an MS program for Applied Statistics, and doing quite well. Here are some tips that worked for me:

• If you don't have time to back up and regroup, check out Khan Academy, and this guy's YouTube videos. These can help with specific concepts.
  
  
• If you have time to back up and regroup, check out Coursera, Udacity, EdX, and the other MOOCs. Coursera in particular has some very good courses dealing with statistics.
  
  
• Take a look at Statistics for Dummies and Naked Statistics.
  
  
• Use Reddit and StackOverflow. But use them wisely, and only after you've exhausted other means.
  
  Good luck.

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For Economics, I think Freakonomics does a bit of this. As a statistics person, I love Naked Statistics.

Good to know! As far as a good book goes, depends on what sort of level you are looking for. This book looks like an interesting sort of introand seems to be well-reviewed , http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Statistics-Stripping-Dread-Data/dp/039334777X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1453406226&sr=8-2&keywords=statistics , although I haven't actually read it.

Statistics is a really useful subject!

I am a BIG believer in the need to make data-backed decisions as business owners and entrepreneurs. With this in mind I suggest the following:

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics
By Daniel Levitin

Statistics Done Wrong: The Woefully Complete Guide
By Alex Reinhart

[How to Lie with Statistics](https://www.amazon.com/Statistics-Penguin-Business-Darrell-Paperback/dp/B010IKB3WU/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1521735434&sr=1-4&keywords=how+to+lie+with+statistics+by+darrell+huff - Darrell Huff)
By Darrell Huff

How Not to be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
By Jordan Ellenberg

Naked Statistics
By Charles Wheelen

The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication
By Alberto Cairo

Bad Science
By Ben Goldacre

Naked Statistics

I can't, but this is a great resource: https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Statistics-Stripping-Dread-Data/dp/039334777X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497463745&sr=8-2&keywords=statistics

Hi, There are so many resources out there I don't know where to start! I would work through some kind of beginner python book (recommendation below). Then maybe try Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Coursera course to get a taste of Machine Learning. Once you have completed both of those I would reassess what you would like to focus on. I will include some other books I would recommend below.

Beginner Python - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Crash-Course-Hands-Project-Based/dp/1593276036/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=python+books&qid=1565035502&s=books&sr=1-3

Machine Learning Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning

Python Machine Learning - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hands-Machine-Learning-Scikit-Learn-TensorFlow/dp/1491962291/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2QF98N9Q9GCJ9&keywords=hands+on+data+science&qid=1565035593&s=books&sprefix=hands+on+data+sc%2Cstripbooks%2C183&sr=1-7

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Data-Science-Scratch-Joel-Grus/dp/1492041130/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PJEJNNUBNQ8N&keywords=data+science+from+scratch&qid=1565035617&s=books&sprefix=data+science+from+s%2Cstripbooks%2C140&sr=1-1

Statistics (intro) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Naked-Statistics-Stripping-Dread-Data/dp/039334777X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=naked+statistics&qid=1565035650&s=books&sr=1-1

More stats (I haven't read this but gets recommended) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Stats-Allen-B-Downey/dp/1491907339/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=think+stats&qid=1565035674&s=books&sr=1-1