Statistics Books

**mathdotcom** · 06-15-12, 12:04 AM

any intro stats book

**yak merchant** · 06-15-12, 01:32 AM

Originally posted by mathdotcom

any intro stats book

Could you actually be of any less help?

I'm a fan of the Head First Series. Here is link to place where you can download free pdf of their statistics book.

Head First Statistics

http://it-ebooks.info/book/377/

Wouldn't it be great if there were a statistics book that made histograms, probability distributions, and chi square analysis more enjoyable than going to the dentist? Head First Statistics brings this typically dry subject to life, teaching you ever

**mathdotcom** · 06-15-12, 09:47 AM

It's all the same shit in every book, what do you want me to say?

**oddsfellow** · 06-15-12, 02:54 PM

Khan Academy

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics

Would be a worthwhile starting point.

**thesoxman101** · 06-15-12, 04:41 PM

Thank you. I was just wondering if there were certain books you found more helpful then others, that's all.

**Justin7** · 06-15-12, 05:07 PM

This is by far the best book I have seen on the topic, at least for aspiring sports bettors.

http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Games-Sports-Gambling-People/dp/1439801630/ref=cm_rdp_product

**evo34** · 06-15-12, 09:04 PM

403 Forbidden

http://www.hstathome.com/tjziyuan/Common%20Errors%20in%20Statistics%20-%20and%20How%20to%20Avoid%20Them%20-%202003%20!%20-.pdf

**mathdotcom** · 06-15-12, 10:31 PM

At the end of the day you need a serious training in stats and not just 'sports-relevant stats' to make it. i.e. you need to think like a statistician and know when certain methods work and when they don't work. These applied books focus on using stuff that works in certain situations and readers then think they always apply.

My most particular pet peeve in the HTT is the situation where people who don't have a clue about the mechanics of regression analysis go horribly wrong, usually because they just run a regression on whatever data they have and think they've done their job. Anyone who knows anything about it knows there are 1000 ways it can go easily wrong.

J7 has been picked on enough this week but I will say his book is full of regression blunders.

**mathdotcom** · 06-15-12, 10:35 PM

This is like asking people to recommend a good book on addition and subtraction. They're all the fukkin same

**nikossf** · 06-15-12, 11:34 PM

Originally posted by Justin7

This is by far the best book I have seen on the topic, at least for aspiring sports bettors.

http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Ga...cm_rdp_product

NICE ADDITION HERE JUSTIN!!! Anyone have this on .pdf?

**chunk** · 06-15-12, 11:37 PM

C'mon people, it doesn't take a stat genius to do a little back testing on regression. I must say that these guys do. at times, try to make the goal a little tougher than it really is.

**MonkeyF0cker** · 06-16-12, 12:25 AM

Originally posted by mathdotcom

At the end of the day you need a serious training in stats and not just 'sports-relevant stats' to make it. i.e. you need to think like a statistician and know when certain methods work and when they don't work. These applied books focus on using stuff that works in certain situations and readers then think they always apply.

My most particular pet peeve in the HTT is the situation where people who don't have a clue about the mechanics of regression analysis go horribly wrong, usually because they just run a regression on whatever data they have and think they've done their job. Anyone who knows anything about it knows there are 1000 ways it can go easily wrong.

J7 has been picked on enough this week but I will say his book is full of regression blunders.

All of these guys want to take shortcuts, Mathy. Justin is a prime example. He seems to take shortcuts in pretty much everything he does. The other thread is a perfect example.

**mathdotcom** · 06-16-12, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by MonkeyF0cker

All of these guys want to take shortcuts, Mathy. Justin is a prime example. He seems to take shortcuts in pretty much everything he does. The other thread is a perfect example.

Hey hey gambling for a living is the biggest shortcut in life!

**GunShard** · 06-16-12, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by yak merchant

Could you actually be of any less help?

I'm a fan of the Head First Series. Here is link to place where you can download free pdf of their statistics book.

http://it-ebooks.info/book/377/

Very useful book, every gambler should read that.

**rsigley** · 06-16-12, 09:17 AM

this is prolly the best intro text on probability/stat

Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Probability-Statistics-Edition-Morris-DeGroot/dp/0321500466/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339856080&sr=1-1&keywords=degroot

3rd edition is better if you could get that

stat inference by casella is a more advanced book that is also good

**HUY** · 06-17-12, 07:56 AM

Originally posted by thesoxman101

Does anyone have any good recommendations for statistics books that will help understand the concepts used frequently here?

There you are: http://stats.stackexchange.com/quest...ical-textbooks

**thesoxman101** · 06-20-12, 03:52 PM

I just found this if anyone's interested:

http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/st101

**Inkwell77** · 06-23-12, 05:41 PM

Thanks!

**tukkk** · 06-23-12, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by thesoxman101

I just found this if anyone's interested:

http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/st101

everything has come such a long way, who figured now you can enroll for free courses

how much easier can it get?

**mr.ed** · 06-23-12, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Justin7

This is by far the best book I have seen on the topic, at least for aspiring sports bettors.

http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Ga...cm_rdp_product

Jeepers....looks like a good read but it costs 57 clams on Amazon. I wonder if it can be purchased anywhere else for a more reasonable amount?

**JR007** · 07-08-12, 04:33 PM

Fixed Odds Sports Betting/Statistical Forecasting and Risk Management/Joseph buchdahl