{"product_id":"thinking-clearly-with-data-a-guide-to-quantitative-reasoning-and-analysis","title":"Thinking Clearly with Data: A Guide to Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn engaging introduction to data science that emphasizes critical thinking over statistical techniques  An introduction to data science or statistics shouldnt involve proving complex theorems or memorizing obscure terms and formulas  but that is exactly what most introductory quantitative textbooks emphasize. In contrast  Thinking Clearly with Data focuses  first and foremost  on critical thinking and conceptual understanding in order to teach students how to be better consumers and analysts of the kinds of quantitative information and arguments that they will encounter throughout their lives.  Among much else  the book teaches how to assess whether an observed relationship in data reflects a genuine relationship in the world and  if so  whether it is causal; how to make the most informative comparisons for answering questions; what questions to ask others who are making arguments using quantitative evidence; which statistics are particularly informative or misleading; how quantitative evidence should and shouldnt influence decision-making; and how to make better decisions by using moral values as well as data. Filled with real-world examples  the book shows how its thinking tools apply to problems in a wide variety of subjects  including elections  civil conflict  crime  terrorism  financial crises  health care  sports  music  and space travel.  Above all else  Thinking Clearly with Data demonstrates why  despite the many benefits of our data-driven age  data can never be a substitute for thinking. An ideal textbook for introductory quantitative methods courses in data science  statistics  political science  economics  psychology  sociology  public policy  and other fields Introduces the basic toolkit of data analysisincluding sampling  hypothesis testing  Bayesian inference  regression  experiments  instrumental variables  differences in differences  and regression discontinuity Uses real-world examples and data from a wide variety of subjects Includes practice questions and data exercises\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946426921013,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691214360","price":97.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691214368.jpg?v=1769948285","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thinking-clearly-with-data-a-guide-to-quantitative-reasoning-and-analysis","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}