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Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way
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Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way

by Will Kurt
July 2019
Beginner
256 pages
6h 59m
English
No Starch Press
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INTRODUCTION

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Virtually everything in life is, to some extent, uncertain. This may seem like a bit of an exaggeration, but to see the truth of it you can try a quick experiment. At the start of the day, write down something you think will happen in the next half-hour, hour, three hours, and six hours. Then see how many of these things happen exactly like you imagined. You’ll quickly realize that your day is full of uncertainties. Even something as predictable as “I will brush my teeth” or “I’ll have a cup of coffee” may not, for some reason or another, happen as you expect.

For most of the uncertainties in life, we’re able to get by quite well ...

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