Probability and Statistics for Data Science

Probability and Statistics for Data Science Synopsis

Probability and Statistics for Data Science: Math + R + Data covers "e;math stat"e;-distributions, expected value, estimation etc.-but takes the phrase "e;Data Science"e; in the title quite seriously:* Real datasets are used extensively. * All data analysis is supported by R coding. * Includes many Data Science applications, such as PCA, mixture distributions, random graph models, Hidden Markov models, linear and logistic regression, and neural networks.* Leads the student to think critically about the "e;how"e; and "e;why"e; of statistics, and to "e;see the big picture."e;* Not "e;theorem/proof"e;-oriented, but concepts and models are stated in a mathematically precise manner.Prerequisites are calculus, some matrix algebra, and some experience in programming.Norman Matloff is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis, and was formerly a statistics professor there.

He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Statistical Software and The R Journal. His book Statistical Regression and Classification: From Linear Models to Machine Learning was the recipient of the Ziegel Award for the best book reviewed in Technometrics in 2017. He is a recipient of his university's Distinguished Teaching Award.