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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
wonderful mix of math/statistics/physics theory and storytelling. as the last chapter was wrapping all of the ideas together in a beautiful vision, i wanted to read it all over again to soak it in even more fully.
Was fun at first with all the little anecdotes about how each statistics methods/probability came about. But once it got to the technical part i got a little confused
Random is present in most aspects of nature: from the performance of CEOs to the average hit rate of baseball players. Mlodinow did a great job explaining probability theory and giving evidence to his asserts. He clearly explains the fundamental laws of probability, bayesian probability and a few more aspects, regarding random.
Something of a drunkard’s walk itself, though the history and application of statistics. I was rather glad to have had my graduate statistics class in the background, as it deepened my appreciation considerably, but Mlodinow managed to get most of the mathematics sketched out lightly enough that the background knowledge was not really required. It’s a fascinating topic, too, much more interesting and applicable then is immediately evident, and Mlodinow writes well and smoothly.
A priceless collection of anecdotes about randomness, cognitive biases, and human behavior. Many interesting historical excursions into the lives of famous mathematicians, philosophers and scientists.
Checked this out on a friend's recommendation. I liked it fine, but didn't feel like I took a lot away from it. It is a general-audience book and a lot of the material was already familiar from "Thinking, Fast and Slow."
A fascinating and very readable overview of statistics and randomness and their impacts on our day-to-day lives. Not to mention, a fun refresher of stuff I remember learning (and later forgetting) from my university statistics class.