In the midst of reading Howard Wainer's Picturing the Uncertain World. This Amazon link has a 'look inside'. Have read two of his recent books. See his site for more information about his work. His mixes easily digestible statistics and discovery by visualization. Tells good stories and I can imagine these being used in teaching. The are the kinds that tie to real problems that I remember best from my introduction to math, design and statistics.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Picturing an Uncertain World
In the midst of reading Howard Wainer's Picturing the Uncertain World. This Amazon link has a 'look inside'. Have read two of his recent books. See his site for more information about his work. His mixes easily digestible statistics and discovery by visualization. Tells good stories and I can imagine these being used in teaching. The are the kinds that tie to real problems that I remember best from my introduction to math, design and statistics.
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