Think Stats

Probability and Statistics for Programmers

by Allen B. Downey

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Think Stats is an introduction to Probability and Statistics for Python programmers.

The thesis of the book is that if you know how to program, you can use that skill to help you understand probability and statistics. These topics are often presented from a mathematical perspective, and that approach works well for some people.

But some important ideas in this area are hard to work with mathematically and relatively easy to approach computationally.

I began work on this book in April 2010. In the spirit of "Release early, release often," I will be posting updates as I go along.

Until further notice, this book should be considered a DRAFT.

Other Free Books by Allen Downey are available from Green Tea Press.

The cover for this book is based on a photo by Paul Friel, who made it available under the Creative Commons Attribution license. The original photo is at here.

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