Books like Data Detective by Tim Harford

Nate Silver, the founder of the website FiveThirtyEight.com, explores the science of prediction, emphasizing the importance of humility and statistical analysis.

Algorithms to Live By explores how computer algorithms solve complex human problems, offering insights into the mind and decision-making.

Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think explains how the ability to collect, store, and analyze large volumes of information is reshaping society, technology, and decision‑making.

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Bruce Schneier’s investigative analysis explores the growth of Mass surveillance in the United States, examining how data collection, electronic surveillance, and national security practices shape privacy and social control.

"Since long before computers were even thought of, data has been collected and organized by diverse cultures across the world. Once access to the Internet became a reality for large swathes of the world's population, the amount of data generated each day became huge, and continues to grow exponentially. It includes all our uploaded documents, video, and photos, all our social media traffic, our online shopping, even the GPS data from our cars. 'Big Data' represents a qualitative change, not simply a quantitative one. The term refers both to the new technologies involved, and to the way it can be used by business and government. Dawn E. Holmes uses a variety of case studies to explain how data is stored, analysed, and exploited by a variety of bodies from big companies to organizations concerned with disease control. Big data is transforming the way businesses operate, and the way medical research can be carried out. At the same time, it raises important ethical issues; Holmes discusses cases such as the Snowden affair, data security, and domestic smart devices which can be hijacked by hackers."--

Scientists have proven that stories make the brain light up in ways no other form of communication does. Using story frameworks as a communication device for data will help make your recommendations stick and be acted on. Organizations use data to identify problems or opportunities. The actions others may need to take today from your insights in data could reverse or improve the trajectory of your future data. So, communicating data well, drives very important outcomes. Even though most roles depend on data, communicating well is the top skill gap in roles using data. The essential skill for today’s leaders (and aspiring leaders) is shaping data into narratives that make a clear recommendation and inspire others to act. Almost every role today uses data for decision making. As you grow in your career, you can become a strategic advisor and ultimately a leader using data to shape a future where humanity and organizations flourish. Duarte and her team have culled through thousands of data slides of her clients in technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer products, to decode how the highest performing brands communicate with data. *DataStory* teaches you the most effective ways to turn your data into narratives that blend the power of language, numbers, and graphics. This book is not about visualizing data, there are plenty of books covering that. Instead, you’ll learn how to transform numbers into narratives to drive action. - It will help you communicate data in a way that creates outcomes both inside and outside your own organization. - It will help you earn a reputation as a trusted advisor, which will advance your career. - It will help your organization make faster decisions and inspire others to act on them!

The author uses examples from art, design, business, statistics, cartography, and online media, to explore concepts and ideas about illustrating data.

This is a nontechnical guide to power analysis in research planning that provides users of applied statistics with the tools they need for more effective analysis. The second edition includes: a chapter covering power analysis in set correlation and multivariate methods; a chapter considering effect size, psychometric reliability, and the efficacy of "qualifying" dependent variables and; expanded power and sample size tables for multiple regression/correlation.

A comprehensive reference dictionary covering terminology, concepts, and methods in statistics, used by scholars in the social sciences.