Grokking Statistics provides the actionable, practical knowledge you need to master core statistical concepts. While statistics is a vast discipline with many branches, this book focuses heavily on the fundamentals, especially the mathematical relationships between a sample and a population, which are the cornerstone of true data proficiency. By mastering these concepts, you will be equipped to make better decisions and avoid common pitfalls when testing theories and mining data for insights.
Grokking Statistics was written for anyone seeking to extract real insights from data, ranging from business analysts and spreadsheet power users to software engineers pivoting into machine learning.
Whether you are a researcher, consultant, business leader, or simply someone who regularly works with charts and SQL queries, this book is for you. If your day-to-day involves combining data with domain knowledge to make strategic decisions, or if you simply need a better grasp of how to handle and measure information, you will find the tools to get started here.
This book is organized into 10 chapters, each cumulatively building on knowledge from the previous ones: