Statistical Thinking:
Introduction to Probabilistic Data Analysis

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Author: Korbinian Strimmer.

Book Project:

I am currently in the process of writing an introductory text book on statistics, entitled Statistical Thinking: Introduction to Probabilistic Data Analysis. This book is based on lecture notes of the courses on the foundation of machine learning and statistics I have taught at the Unversity of Leipzig (2007, 2008, 2009).

As the coming winter term 2009 and the book progresses, you will find on this page a detailed outline of the book along with draft chapters for download and study.

Comments are welcome!

Structure of the book (with PDF downloads):

Note for printout: the PDFs are designed for paper size 6 x 9 inches.

  • Front cover.
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: What is statistics?
  • Part I: Underpinnings
  • Chapter 2: Random variables
  • Chapter 3: Distribution families
  • Chapter 4: Information
  • Part II: Statistical concepts
  • Chapter 5: Exploratory data analysis
  • Chapter 6: Inference
  • Chapter 7: Likelihood
  • ...
  • Part VI: Appendices
  • Appendix A: Solutions to the problems
  • Appendix B: Further reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index

    • Copyright Notice: All material is copyright of the author (except where indicated) and is provided for academic use only. You may not reproduce or distribute without permission of the author.

    Last Update: October 28, 2009

    Page created: August 12, 2009

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