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Statistical methods

by George Waddel Snedecor · first published 1962

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graycat · Aug 1, 2019 · Recommends

…statistics as needed. The current directions in machine learning promise to make lots of particular topics important. For a first book on statistics, consider George W. Snedecor and William G. Cochran, 'Statistical Methods, Sixth Edition', ISBN 0-8138-1560-6, The Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, 1971. My wife did really well with that. So, get a good start on statistics and, then, get to learn some analysis of…
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pingswept · Oct 3, 2010 · Recommends

For stats: Statistical Methods by Snedecor and Cochran Statistical Data Analysis by Glen Cowan As a gentle introduction to statistics and probability, Statistics by Freedman, Pisani, and Purves.
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graycat · Jun 1, 2017 · Mentions

…Jarvis, {\it Linear Programming and Network Flows,\/} ISBN 0-471-06015-1, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1977.\ \ For analysis of variance, there is, e.g., George W.\ Snedecor and William G.\ Cochran, {\it Statistical Methods, Sixth Edition,\/} ISBN 0-8138-1560-6, The Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, 1971.\ \ No joke it's from Iowa since it's long been important in agriculture research and testing and in experimental…
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