Resources for learning probability and statistics
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Abstraction: Curated beginner-friendly resources for probability and statistics
Key points:
- Online resources include Mathigon's interactive probability course, Khan Academy's statistics/probability track, and Seeing Theory (Brown University interactive visualizations)
- YouTube channels recommended: PBS Infinite Series (Kelsey Houston-Edwards on probability history, Markov Chains, random walks), Numberphile, and 3Blue1Brown
- Book recommendations include David Spiegelhalter's "The Art of Statistics," Nate Silver's "The Signal and the Noise," and OUP's "Probability: A Very Short Introduction" by John Haigh
- Other notable books: "Fat Chance" (Emily Riehl et al.), "How Not to be Wrong" (Jordan Ellenberg), "Against the Gods" (Peter Bernstein on risk)
- List compiled by Katie Steckles (The Aperiodical) for non-mathematicians; David Aldous (Berkeley) maintains a related popular reading list
Connections: Khan Academy · 3blue1brown · Nate Silver · Probability Theory · Statistics · Mathematics Education
Source: https://aperiodical.com/2020/08/resources-for-learning-probability-and-statistics/