Statistics and truth: putting chance to work/ (Record no. 168596)
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| fixed length control field | 00321nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 310 |
| Item number | RAO/S |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rao, C. Radhakrishna |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Statistics and truth: putting chance to work/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | C. Radhakrishna Rao. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Singapore ; |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Uncertainty, randomness and creation of new knowledge --<br/>2. Taming of uncertainty: Evolution of statistics --<br/>3. Principles and strategies of data analysis: Cross examination of data --<br/>4. Weighted distributions: Data with built-in bias --<br/>5. Statistics: An inevitable instrument in search of truth --<br/>6. Public understanding of statistics: Learning from numbers --<br/>Appendix: Srinivasa Ramanujan: A rare phenomenon. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Mathematical statistics. |
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| Keyword | MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General. |
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| Keyword | Data-analyse. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 310 RAO/S | P23558 | 13/07/2018 | 13/07/2018 | General Books |