The Introduction for Sir David Spiegelhalter's book, The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data, is now posted to our JMP Resource Center,
In the excerpt, Spiegelhalter takes a forensic look at data surrounding the victims of the United Kingdom’s most prolific serial killer, Harold Shipman. A family doctor working in a suburb of Manchester, Shipman injected at least 215 mostly elderly female patients with lethal doses of morphine between 1975 and 1998. Spiegelhalter shows how a simple search for patterns in the data reveals critical details surrounding the deaths and a general understanding of how Shipman went about committing his crimes. It’s an analysis that, if it had been done earlier, almost certainly would have saved lives.
The Art of Statistics would be a great resource to share with customers and prospects looking for an interesting monograph on the value of statistics. In the book, Spiegelhalter shows the value of data, how to think critically (like a statistician) and explains why a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we hope to separate fact from fiction.
Enjoy the chapter, share it with your customers, post to your contacts, and generally help us get the word out. To help spread this content as broadly as possible, we are not gating this asset. (You will note, however, that we are promoting two other gated assets on the landing page: STIPS and JMP On Air.)
The Art of Statistics Landing Page (to download)
Direct Link to the PDF
Of course, if you want more from Spiegelhalter, he was our keynote for Discovery Munich (online). Check that out too.
Give a shout if you have any questions.
Thanks everyone,
Larry
