Advanced Data Analysis from an Elementary Point of View
by Cosma Rohilla Shalizi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2013
Number of pages: 586
Description:
This is a draft textbook on data analysis methods, intended for a one-semester course for advance undergraduate students who have already taken classes in probability, mathematical statistics, and linear regression. It began as the lecture notes for 36-402 at Carnegie Mellon University.
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