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  • The Art of Uncertainty

    How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    **Named a Best Book of the Year by Forbes and The Economist“Valuable and rare.” —EconomistFrom our "greatest living statistical communicator" (Tim Harford) comes an invaluable, data-driven guide for understanding—and learning to embrace—risk and uncertainty in our daily lives.**How dangerous is our diet? How much of sports falls into the realm of luck? When authorities categorize a given event as ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Covid By Numbers

    Making Sense of the Pandemic with Data

    by David Spiegelhalter, Anthony Masters ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    'I couldn't imagine a better guidebook for making sense of a tragic and momentous time in our lives. Covid by Numbers is comprehensive yet concise, impeccably clear and always humane' Tim HarfordHow many people have died because of COVID-19? Which countries have been hit hardest by the virus? What are the benefits and harms of different vaccines? How does COVID-19 compare to the Spanish flu? How ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Art of Statistics

    Learning from Data

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    'A statistical national treasure' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2'Required reading for all politicians, journalists, medics and anyone who tries to influence people (or is influenced) by statistics. A tour de force' Popular ScienceDo busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Sex by Numbers

    What Statistics Can Tell Us About Sexual Behaviour

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    Series series
    Whatever society we live in, and however open-minded we like to think we are, when it comes to our sex lives we all like to keep a few secrets. But this makes the jobs of sexologists -- professionals who study sexual behaviour -- pretty difficult.Luckily, David Spiegelhalter, Professor of Risk at Cambridge University, is here to unravel the web of exaggerations, misdirections and downright lies ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Norm Chronicles

    Stories and numbers about danger

    by Michael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter ...
    Meet Norm. He's 31, 5'9", just over 13 stone, and works a 39 hour week. He likes a drink, doesn't do enough exercise and occasionally treats himself to a bar of chocolate (milk). He's a pretty average kind of guy. In fact, he is the average guy in this clever and unusual take on statistical risk, chance, and how these two factors affect our everyday choices. Watch as Norm (who, like all average ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Norm Chronicles

    Stories and Numbers About Danger and Death

    by Michael Blastland, David Spiegelhalter ...
    Is it safer to fly or take the train? How dangerous is skydiving? And is eating that extra sausage going to kill you? We've all heard the statistics for risky activities, but what do they mean in the real world? In The Norm Chronicles, journalist Michael Blastland and risk expert David Spiegelhalter explore these questions through the stories of average Norm and an ingenious measurement called the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    The Art of Uncertainty

    How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    Narrated by David Spiegelhalter ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    How dangerous is our diet? How much of sports falls into the realm of luck? When authorities categorize a given event as "highly likely"—how likely is that, really? Whether we're trying to decide if the benefits of a new medication are worth the chance of side effects or if artificial intelligence truly threatens humanity, our lives are riddled with uncertainties both everyday and existential—yet ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Art of Statistics

    Learning from Data

    by David Spiegelhalter ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours

    Brought to you by Penguin.Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science.Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The BUGS Book

    A Practical Introduction to Bayesian Analysis

    by David Lunn, Chris Jackson, Nicky Best, Andrew Thomas, David Spiegelhalter ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science
    Bayesian statistical methods have become widely used for data analysis and modelling in recent years, and the BUGS software has become the most popular software for Bayesian analysis worldwide. Authored by the team that originally developed this software, The BUGS Book provides a practical introduction to this program and its use. The text presents ... Read more

    $121.99 CAD

  • Markov Chain Monte Carlo in Practice

    Edited by W.R. Gilks, S. Richardson, David Spiegelhalter ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics
    In a family study of breast cancer, epidemiologists in Southern California increase the power for detecting a gene-environment interaction. In Gambia, a study helps a vaccination program reduce the incidence of Hepatitis B carriage. Archaeologists in Austria place a Bronze Age site in its true temporal location on the calendar scale. And in France, ... Read more

    $329.99 CAD

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    Maths on the Back of an Envelope

    Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    Narrated by Rob Eastaway ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 36 min

    ‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone

    by Tim Shipman ...
    Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

    Unabridged

    42 hours 54 min

    The hotly anticipated final book of bestselling author Tim Shipman’s Brexit quartet. The Johnson Years to Rishi Sunak'Magnificent… Pacy and packed with delicious details… Shipman puts you in the room… His analysis is sharp and full of insight… For those seeking a moment-by-moment insider history it will not be topped' FTHow did Boris Johnson supersede Theresa May to become Britain's Prime Minister ... Read more

    $66.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook