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Ask HN: Best statistical resources
I'm interested in improving my statistical skills. I have a good understanding of basic stats but would like to dive into more advanced statistics (particularly in soccer). Are there any good statistical books/blogs/resources that you would recommend? Thanks in advance.
- jcr 12y agoThere were some suggestions in these previous discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8491378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8491378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8348769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8348769 I recall a recent discussion where people made some book recommendations, but unfortunately, I can't find it.
- tixocloud 12y agoThat's fine. Really appreciate the links - I'll go through them.
- mikecb 12y agoDon't know about soccer, but both of Andrew Gelman's books are bibles for me (economics). Data Analysis Using Regression and Hierarchical/Multilevel Modeling[1] and Bayesian Data Analysis[2]. He uses R. They're approachable, but get into some real hardcore stats. [1] http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/arm/ http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/arm/ [2] http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/ http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/
- stevetjoa 12y agoI have yet to go through it, but there is OnlineStatBook: http://onlinestatbook.com/index.html http://onlinestatbook.com/index.html Chapter 1: http://onlinestatbook.com/2/introduction/introduction.html http://onlinestatbook.com/2/introduction/introduction.html
- johnm132 12y agosee the post on the world cup and stats/ML/NN on sportsandillumination.com