The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom, (Paperback)

from le.vert.galant

An overview of the foundational concepts of modern statistics. I liked the way the author organized the topics, but I wish he had taken less of an historical approach and wrote more about the "pillars'" role in contemporary practice. Still, as a text on the antecedents of the field, this book is ...

from danrk

Statistics is a great subject because it draws on so many fields: probability, calculus, the sciences, and computing. Yet, those ingredients don't define statistics. This book presents the uniquely and independently statistical ideas, along with their history, and claims that there are seven of t...

from aevaughn

This work provides a solid overview of seven central themes of statistics drawing heavily from historical examples. It, however, is not a particularly exciting read, although the text is largely lucid and readable.