Ben Waber reviewed Bernoulli's Fallacy by Aubrey Clayton
An Incredible, Fairly Accessible Book on Statistics, Probability, and Science
5 stars
Clayton delivers an incredible book for the ages, reviewing the methodology, math, and history of different statistical and probabilistic approaches to illustrate how twisted current scientific publishing has become. This is a masterful combination of the mathematical and historical to a degree I don't think I've ever seen, and while some probability background is definitely helpful I think it'll probably be accessible to novices as well. Clayton also doesn't shy away from the racist origins of most bedrock statistical methods, critiquing modern naming conventions as well. How many books on statistics quote bell hooks?!?! Finally, the book gets into the importance of taking Bayesian approaches to hypothesis testing, making the inherently subjective enterprise of science more explicit and the tests we run more understandable and valid. Highly recommend
