sampling (statistics)

Describes how statistical analysis is being used extensively in today's world. Presents examples of evaluation of athletes, pricing of airline tickets, and predicting best wine vintages.

Traces the history and development of probability and statistics from its origins in the Renaissance to its twenty-first-century applications, and includes an index, chronology, glossary, and resources for further study.

Reveals the surprising ways numbers influence people's lives, discussing how organizations are collecting massive amounts of data that is then used to evaluate, assist, and manipulate people in all areas of life.