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Originally posted by aneeshm
I want to learn the fundamentals of statistics. Can anyone give me any pointers on how to do that? Any online resources? And place where the basics are explained in a manner easy to understand (without being dumbed down to the level where the whole thing is useless)? You could come at this sideways - become a rabid baseball fan (in particular, get into the statistical analysis of the game). ![]() ... KH: ![]() -Arrian |
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Originally posted by KrazyHorse
What sort of statistics? An Introduction to Error Analysis (John R. Taylor) is a standard text around here. You might be able to get the Indian edition really cheaply. The sort of statistics required to model the behaviour of huge numbers of bodies (the type used in the statistical approach to thermodynamics). I'll be using it for something totally different, though. |
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Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Good luck learning Stat Mech without a solid physics background. ![]() As an addendum to my previous post - if they physics in the book can help me understand how it is applied to real systems, then I don't mind, it'll be good practice. |
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Let me see if I can remember the chapters from memory (book's at home right now)
Chap 1: random walk problem, normal and poisson distributions Chap 2: statistical ensembles, density of states, interaction between ensembles Chap 3: thermal equilibrium, temperature, entropy, statistical calculation of thermodynamic properties Chap 4: Heat, work, heat capacity, more entropy Chap 5: Ideal gases, maxwell relations, heat engines Chap 6: Grand canonical ensemble, calculation of various quantities associated with it Chap 7: Partition function, application to calculation of thermodynamic quantities Chap 8: Chemical and thermal equilibria Chap 9: Quantum statistics Chap 10: Interacting systems Chap 11: Magnetism Chap 12, 13, 14: Transport theory Chap 15: Irreversible processes |
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Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Hm. My statistics textbooks is "Mathematical Statistics with Applications" by Wackerly, Mendenhall and Scheaffer. I have no idea how good it is comparitively. It's certainly a different focus than the text KH mentioned. Well, as far as I can tell it's pretty good and useful, have it myself. I'd however say that it might be a tad to advanced for a total newbie. My first book was Anderson, Sweeny & Williams "Statistics for business and economics" (had to look it up, ALL textbook titles sounds the same), it does not have that step a learning curve as your book. |
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