Truth or Truthiness Separating Fact from Fiction by Learning to Think Like a Data Scientist |
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| Author:
| Wainer, Howard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-13057-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.00 |
Book Description:
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Escaping the clutches of truthiness begins with one simple question: 'what is the evidence?' Howard Wainer shows how the sceptical mindset of a data scientist can expose truthiness, nonsense, and outright deception. He evaluates the evidence, or lack thereof, supporting claims in many fields, with special emphasis in education.
Escaping the clutches of truthiness begins with one simple question: 'what is the evidence?' Howard Wainer shows how the sceptical mindset of a data scientist can expose truthiness, nonsense, and outright deception. He evaluates the evidence, or lack thereof, supporting claims in many fields, with special emphasis in education.