1.1 Statistical Computing versus Programming versus
Managing Data
The computer is the analytic instrument and experimental tool for data analysts and
statisticians.Analogous to chemists needing proficiency with mass spectrometers, and
geneticists needing competence with gene and protein expression technologies,
statisticians need skills using the computer as a tool for structuring data sets, conducting
analyses, fitting models, and simulating stochastic systems. In the chapters that follow, I
hope that you develop an appreciation for some of the questions that can be answered
with statistical programm ...
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