Truth or Truthiness: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction by Learning to Think like a Data Scientist
By Howard Wainer *68
Published Dec. 16, 2016
“What is the evidence?” This is the question author and statistician Howard Wainer *68 asks in his new book Truth or Truthiness (Cambridge University Press). Wainer explains to his readers the skeptical mindset of a data scientist and the ways to separate fact from fiction as he dissects the conflicting claims prevalent in fields like education.
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