|
In association with
|
Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving
by Jonathan G. Koomey
from Analytics Press
Customer Reviews:
-
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
-
The Second Book on Research for Every Researcher
Every researcher's first reference book is a comprehensive treatment of the methods, designs and analysis strategies needed for their discipline. This book is a complement rather than a substitute for such a basic research reference. It covers the tactics, organizational strategies--even attitudes--that are needed on a practical level to get research done.
I suggest using this book to do a quick "needs analysis" of your research style. Turn to the Preface and read through the annotated table of... more info
-
Delightful excursion in thinking about how to think
It is different from, and for many purposes, better than a science textbook. More than enough science books have been written, but TNIK is better because it teaches readers how to think about the data on which science is built. Its fresh approach to understanding the natural world as well as human-made systems is a noteworthy improvement over the plug-in, grind-out perspective that academic classes typically offer and that turns off students.
-
A great primer and reference to fall back on
While no doubt I've heard many of nuggets contained in the book over the course of my high school and college days, I found Koomey's book a pleasurable read and useful synthesis of approaches and tips for completing quality research and analyses. Internalizing Koomey's advice is going to help most readers be more discriminating consumers of published research and better authors of their own research. It's a reference source I've already gone back to myself in just a few weeks and a great training resource... more info
-
Interesting & valuable, though philosophical > statistical 
I expected the author to talk much about statistical analysis and related "technical stuff". I had been very wrong. In fact, the book can be regarded as a warning to common people about the "irrelevancy" and "inaccuracy" of data or information we encounter or process so that we can perform better analysis of on our own. As from pg 197, "of primary importance from this book are the following lessons:-"
- Don't be intimidated by anyone (esp those know-it-alls)
- Be a critical thinker
- Don't... more info
Similar Products:
| Portions © Amazon.com, Inc. |
|
