Tag: probability
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Free Probability Textbook
Introduction to Probability by Joseph Blitzstein and Jessica Hwang is available as a free PDF on Google Docs. The book contains: Distributions Random Variables Markov Chains Monte Carlo All the background Math Code Examples in R and lots more….
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Seeing Theory – A Visual Intro to Stats
Daniel Kunin from Brown University created a totally stunning and interactive site named Seeing Theory. It provides a visual introduction to many concepts in statistics and probability. Definitely worth checking out and sharing with others. Tip: it does not work well on mobile.
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Free Open-Source Statistics Cookbook
Matthias Vallentin, a computer science PhD student at UC Berkeley, has published a Probability and Statistics Cookbook. The book can be freely downloaded in PDF format via the website. Also, the latex source is available on Github. Matthias states that others are free to fork the source and make changes. The book is not a…
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Think Stats – An Online Statistics Book For Programmers
Previously I mentioned that online statistics learning resources are not abundant. Well, here is a new online book for learning statistics. It is geared towards programmers, and it looks to be a great fit for people wanting to learn data science. Here is a small excerpt from the Preface: It emphasizes the use of statistics…