In this important and comprehensive guide to statistical thinking New Yorker discover how data literacy is changing the world and gives you a better understanding of lifes biggest problems. The age of big data has made statistical literacy more important than ever. In The Art of Statistics David Spiegelhalter shows how to apply statistical reasoning to realworld problems. Whether were analyzing preventative medical screening or the terrible crime sprees of serial killers Spiegelhalter teaches us how to clarify questions assumptions and expectations and most importantly how to interpret the answers we receive. Combining the incomparable insight of an expert with the playful enthusiasm of an aficionado The Art of Statistics is the definitive guide to the power of data. A call to arms for greater societal data literacy . . . a reminder that there are passionate selfaware statisticians who can argue eloquently that their discipline is needed now more than ever. Financial Times show more