Naked Statistics

The best-selling author of Naked Economics defies the odds with a book about statistics that you’ll welcome and enjoy.

Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy". From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that cheat on standardized tests?

There have been many concerns in recent years about global warming, and the potential impact that it might have each hurricane season. However, is global warming really responsible? The NGC team decide to look at all of the statistics and speak with a wide array of experts in hopes of finding out. Go inside the eye of a hurricane to see how scientists are racing to predict, and prepare, for increasingly intensifying storms.