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Ten simple rules for writing statistical book reviews.
- Source :
- PLoS Computational Biology; 1/24/2019, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-5, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Statistical books can provide deep insights into statistics and software. There are, however, many resources available to the practitioner. Book reviews have the capacity to function as a critical mechanism for the learner to assess the merits of engaging in part, in full, or at all with a book. The “ten simple rules” format, pioneered in computational biology, was applied here to writing effective book reviews for statistics because of the wide breadth of offerings in this domain, including topical introductions, computational solutions, and theory. Learning by doing is a popular paradigm in statistics and computation, but there is still a niche for books in the pedagogy of self-taught and instruction-based learning. Primarily, these rules ensure that book reviews function as a form of short syntheses to inform and guide readers in deciding to use a specific book relative to other options for resolving statistical challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BOOK reviewing
COMPUTATIONAL biology
STATISTICS
COMPUTER software
LEARNING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1553734X
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS Computational Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134268027
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006562