Probability and Statistics

When and Where will I use Probability and Statistics?

Statistics may not have been the most popular subject in school, but it's a VIP in technology. You're witnessing statistical correlations every time you see suggestions based on purchase history or recommendations based on "likes." Netflix is perhaps the all-star when it comes to correlations. How many times have you asked yourself, " How did Netflix know I would love that show?!" It's because almost all of it relies on the algorithms using statistical techniques!

Get Interested

One of the most interesting books you will ever read on Probability and Statistics! The book opens with an explanation of the classic Monty Hall problem, which is a brain teaser in the form of a probability puzzle loosely based on the 1980’s television show “Let’s Make a Deal”. I’d never quite comprehend it the full detail of this problem until this book. I encourage you to look into unknown because not only to find to be interesting but also provided a great starting point for understanding for help powerful statistics can truly be. 

• Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Charles Wheelan. 

Books Required

The main aim is to find complex topics with the easiest explanations and you probably won't be able to find that in one book only. Look for simple explanations in as many different books as possible. These are the books that I used to grasp the understanding of complicated topics covered throughout the syllabus. 

1. Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists 9th Edition by Ronald Walpole

2. Probability by Jim Patman

3. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics, 2nd Edition 2nd Edition by Robert Donnelly

4. Introductory Statistics by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean

5. Introduction to Probability by Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis