The Non-Obvious Guide to Using Data & Statistics
Will be published approx. on 7. May 2030
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-64687-016-5 (ISBN)
Description
The guide to data and statistics for anyone who hates numbers and need a simple way to better understand what data is really telling you from former Googler and current Amazon Product Manager Neal H. Patel.
The Internet has turned us into a society that runs on data, and most of us feel out of our depth. This book helps make statistics accessible to everyone, especially those of us who find numbers intimidating, or just dislike them altogether.
In addition, you will learn statistics the right way-using your visual brain, simple math, basic (very basic) algebra, and even a little philosophy and creative writing. With these five tools you'll learn everything from how to create and analyze your own surveys to understanding what data really means.
If you've ever said "I'm bad with numbers" this book is for you. If a job where you need to get fluent in statistics, fast--is book is for you.
The Internet has turned us into a society that runs on data, and most of us feel out of our depth. This book helps make statistics accessible to everyone, especially those of us who find numbers intimidating, or just dislike them altogether.
In addition, you will learn statistics the right way-using your visual brain, simple math, basic (very basic) algebra, and even a little philosophy and creative writing. With these five tools you'll learn everything from how to create and analyze your own surveys to understanding what data really means.
If you've ever said "I'm bad with numbers" this book is for you. If a job where you need to get fluent in statistics, fast--is book is for you.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Ideapress Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 133 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-64687-016-5 (9781646870165)
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Person
Neal Patel, is a Principal Product Manager at Amazon,
where he focuses on research & development. Before Amazon, Neal was a
founding member of Google's Advanced Technology & Projects (ATAP) group.
His work on novel, hybrid quantitative & qualitative research methods is
featured in Handbook of Anthropology in Business (2014). Neal was the lead
researcher behind Project Oxygen-a Wiley Award-winning study quantifying the
impact of effective people management featured in The New York Times and
Harvard Business Review. Neal is a Doctoral Candidate in Computational
Sociology at the University of Chicago.
Rohit Bhargava is the founder of the Non-Obvious Company and
entrepreneur having started three successful companies. He is widely considered
one of the most entertaining and original thinkers and speakers on marketing
disruption and innovation in the world. He is the Wall Street Journal
bestselling author of five books and teaches marketing and storytelling at
Georgetown University in Washington DC.
where he focuses on research & development. Before Amazon, Neal was a
founding member of Google's Advanced Technology & Projects (ATAP) group.
His work on novel, hybrid quantitative & qualitative research methods is
featured in Handbook of Anthropology in Business (2014). Neal was the lead
researcher behind Project Oxygen-a Wiley Award-winning study quantifying the
impact of effective people management featured in The New York Times and
Harvard Business Review. Neal is a Doctoral Candidate in Computational
Sociology at the University of Chicago.
Rohit Bhargava is the founder of the Non-Obvious Company and
entrepreneur having started three successful companies. He is widely considered
one of the most entertaining and original thinkers and speakers on marketing
disruption and innovation in the world. He is the Wall Street Journal
bestselling author of five books and teaches marketing and storytelling at
Georgetown University in Washington DC.