The Art of Statistics

A guide to the power and potential of statistical science in relation to the age of big data, determining for instance the luckiest passenger on the Titanic, and whether screening for ovarian cancer is beneficial.

Sir David John Spiegelhalter is a British statistician and Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Spiegelhalter is one of the most cited and influential researchers in his field, and was elected as President of the Royal Statistical Society for 2017-18.