Re: Textbook Recommendations

Britta Smith <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:45:35 -0700
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Thank you Josef!
It's on the reading list.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 4:02 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

> I just saw a recent book using Python
>
> Wiley.com. =E2=80=9CApplied Univariate, Bivariate, and Multivariate Stati=
stics
> Using Python: A Beginner=E2=80=99s Guide to Advanced Data Analysis | Wile=
y.=E2=80=9D
> Accessed February 22, 2023.
> https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Applied+Univariate%2C+Bivariate%2C+and+Multiv=
ariate+Statistics+Using+Python%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide+to+Advanced+Data+Ana=
lysis-p-9781119578185
> .
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 5:56 PM Britta Smith <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> thank you sean
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 11:38 AM Sean Berry <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Britta,
>>>
>>> Here is one that includes regression and machine learning that I've
>>> found useful:
>>>
>>> Hands-On machine learning with scikit-learn, keras, & tensor flow.
>>> Written by Aurelien Geron.
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 9:46 AM Albert Steppi <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Britta,
>>>>
>>>> I haven't read anything Python specific, but I like the following book=
s:
>>>>
>>>> For basic introductory stats, Freedman, Pisani, and Purves
>>>> <https://wwnorton.com/books/Statistics/>
>>>>
>>>> As a follow up, Freedman's Statistical Models: Theory and Practice
>>>> <https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/statistical-models/68F8872C7788A=
F62BD6513F7071EE1BA#fndtn-information>,
>>>> teaches one to think critically about regression modeling and its
>>>> limitations.
>>>>
>>>> Efron and Hasties Computer Age Statistical Inference
>>>> <https://hastie.su.domains/CASI_files/PDF/casi.pdf>, for a very broad
>>>> overview of a wide range of computational statistics topics.
>>>>
>>>> Hastie, Tibshirani, and Friedman's Elements of Statistical Learning
>>>> <https://hastie.su.domains/Papers/ESLII.pdf>, classic introduction to
>>>> statistical machine learning.
>>>>
>>>> Gelman et al's Bayesian Data Analysis
>>>> <http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/BDA3.pdf> for Bayesian
>>>> modeling, but I haven't read any other books on this topic.
>>>>
>>>> I tend to just read the relevant documentation (pymc, pyro, pytorch,
>>>> scikit-learn, scipy, statsmodels) to figure out how to do things in Py=
thon.
>>>> Hopefully someone else can chime in with more Python specific books.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Albert
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 10:31 AM Britta Smith <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear SciPy community,
>>>>> What are your recommendations for textbooks concerning statistics and
>>>>> data science? That hopefully go into depth about regression, and hope=
fully
>>>>> python.
>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>> Britta
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</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 5:56 PM Britta Smith &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-seri=
f;font-size:small;color:rgb(61,133,198)">thank you sean</div></div><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 15=
, 2023 at 11:38 AM Sean Berry &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Britta,=C2=A0<div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Here is one that includes regression =
and machine learning that I&#39;ve found useful:</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"auto">Hands-On machine learning with scikit-learn, keras=
, &amp; tensor flow. Written by Aurelien Geron.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">Sean</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 9:46 AM Albert Step=
pi &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">albert.=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Britta,<br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>I haven&#39;t read anything Python specific, but I like the following bo=
oks:</div><div><br></div><div>For basic introductory stats, <a href=3D"http=
s://wwnorton.com/books/Statistics/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Fr=
eedman, Pisani, and Purves</a></div><div><br></div><div>As a follow up, Fre=
edman&#39;s <a href=3D"https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/statistical-mod=
els/68F8872C7788AF62BD6513F7071EE1BA#fndtn-information" rel=3D"noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">Statistical Models: Theory and Practice</a>, teaches one =
to think critically about regression modeling and its limitations.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Efron and Hasties <a href=3D"https://hastie.su.domains/CAS=
I_files/PDF/casi.pdf" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Computer Age Sta=
tistical Inference</a>, for a very broad overview of a wide range of comput=
ational statistics topics.</div><div><br></div><div>Hastie, Tibshirani, and=
 Friedman&#39;s <a href=3D"https://hastie.su.domains/Papers/ESLII.pdf" rel=
=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Elements of Statistical Learning</a>, cla=
ssic introduction to statistical machine learning.</div><div><br></div><div=
>Gelman et al&#39;s <a href=3D"http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/BD=
A3.pdf" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">Bayesian Data Analysis</a> for=
 Bayesian modeling, but I haven&#39;t read any other books on this topic.</=
div><div><br></div><div>I tend to just read the relevant documentation (pym=
c, pyro, pytorch, scikit-learn, scipy, statsmodels) to figure out how to do=
 things in Python. Hopefully someone else can chime in with more Python spe=
cific books.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Albert<br></div><div>=
<br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 10:31 AM Britta Smith &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blan=
k">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear SciPy community,<div dir=3D"auto">What are you=
r recommendations for textbooks concerning statistics and data science? Tha=
t hopefully go into depth about regression, and hopefully python.</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">Many thanks,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Britta</div>
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