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WHY do you think it’s bad for that background? Please! What if you know math but not stats? How much stats do I need to know before you think this isn’t good t

• NeuroCoder 2y ago
  It's just very conversational. If you are comfortable with stats and just need a reference it can be obnoxious. I think I went through the first edition in my PhD and it was better than a stats course. But when I want a quick reference for something it is to much reading to get to the point. It might be more well organized now though.
• crystal_revenge 2y ago
  Statistical Rethinking is an immensely practical book, and probably the best book for anyone interested in the practice of statistics. However, it is a bit too cautious about scaring readers away from the details of how things work. Honestly, I disagree with the parent that it's a bad book for the more mathematically inclined, since I can't think of any other book that gets you solving practical problems faster. But, if you have a strong math (or computational) background, you will be craving a deeper look under the hood. ET Jaynes' Probability Theory: the Logic of Science is, imho, the best book for someone who wants to really understand the theory and reasoning behind statistics and is comfortable lots of mathematical thinking. For a more practical (than Jaynes) but still more detailed book on statistics then I would recommend Bayesian Modeling and Computation in Python. Not quite as easy reading as Statistical Rethinking but there will be no mystery as to what's happening.