I cant access it on my kindle. It sucks. 1593277288 Never have I seen such an adorable way to learn higher level mathematical techniques. Regression analysis, as the preface tells us, consists of “statistical methods for predicting values”. The main example used here involves two waitresses at a tea shop using observed data to predict how iced tea orders vary with the outside temperature. One expects that you’d sell of the refreshing beverage when the weather is hotter, but they work out just how much with math. That’s simple regression analysis.
There’s also a chapter on multiple regression analysis, where a result depends on than one factor. They examine how much business a shop will do based on both its size and its distance from the nearest train station. The book concludes with a chapter on logistic regression analysis, or how to predict the probability of something happening.
As a math major, I’d previously been exposed to the concepts of matrices, differential calculus, logarithms, and standard deviations, but I didn’t know what they could actually be used for. I was really involved in the first chapter, which is a refresher on many of these topics, in order to set up the necessary math knowledge needed for the meat of the book. I had a lot of fun diving into these formulas and examples.
Of course, typical of this series, there’s a romantic element. The younger waitress, Miu, has a crush on one of the regular customers, a boy who comes in to study his advanced math books. The older woman, Risa, agrees to tutor Miu in regression analysis so she can talk to the boy. I was impressed that, although functional, the two also seem like real people in their gestures and emotions.
The art does its job. It’s not intended to stand out, but to make the concepts memorable and provide cute girls to look at while studying math. At that, it succeeds. The characters are fun and lively. It’s encouraging to see someone so eager to learn about variance analysis and confidence intervals.
Also standard for the series, there are text pages after each chapter that explain the concepts and equations in detail (because there’s only so much mathematical detail you can put into a comic). This volume also has a section on how to use Microsoft Excel functions to calculate some of the complicated formulas. (The publisher provided a review copy. Review originally posted at ComicsWorthReading.com.) 1593277288 This is the 4th Manga guide I have and this covers regression anlaysis. Nice to understand linear regression and the intricacies. 1593277288
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Like a lot of people, Miu has had trouble learning regression analysis. But with new motivationin the form of a handsome but shy customerand the help of her brilliant caf coworker Risa, shes determined to master it.
Follow along with Miu and Risa in The Manga Guide to Regression Analysis as they calculate the effect of temperature on iced tea orders, predict bakery revenues, and work out the probability of cake sales with simple, multiple, and logistic regression analysis. Youll get a refresher in basic concepts like matrix equations, inverse functions, logarithms, and differentiation before diving into the hard stuff. Learn how to:
Calculate the regression equation
Check the accuracy of your equation with the correlation coefficient
Perform hypothesis tests and analysis of variance, and calculate confidence intervals
Make predictions using odds ratios and prediction intervals
Verify the validity of your analysis with diagnostic checks
Perform chi squared tests and F tests to check the goodness of fit
Whether youre learning regression analysis for the first time or have just never managed to get your head around it, The Manga Guide to Regression Analysis makes mastering this tricky technique straightforward and fun. The Manga Guide to Regression Analysis
Excellent 1593277288 Disclaimer: the good folks at No Starch Press were kind enough to provide me with a review copy of this book, but this did not influence my assessment in any way.
The Manga Guide To Regression Analysis is No Starch’s latest addition to the popular Manga Guide series which so far consists of 12 books covering different topics in science and mathematics. Not surprisingly the series is originally from Japan, where it is published by Omsha.
Having read quite a few books on mathematics and statistic, I know from personal experience how dense and boring they can be, so any effort to make these very interesting subjects approachable is than welcome.
The story follows waitress Miu, who would like to study regression analysis to get closer to a handsome customer. This in itself may turn some people off this book. The whole idea that a female main character only wants to study some maths so she can get closer to her secret crush can seem a bit demeaning to women. STEM subjects already suffer from a shortage of females, so we should encourage them as much as possible without further stereotyping them. At least this is somewhat redeemed by the fact that Miu’s teacher is her female coworker Risa, but some readers may still be bothered by this.
The book starts of with a pretty long section on mathematical concepts like logarithms and differential calculus. While nicely presented it didn’t seem necessary to do it in such a condensed form (or at this length considering that this is supposed to be an introductory text), I think it would be less scary for potential readers if the relevant bits got introduced as needed. From what I’ve gathered online that’s what other parts of the series do, and I believe it would also have worked better in this volume.
As the story progresses we are introduced to the regression equation, with examples relevant to the café the main characters work at. From there the title moves on to introducing correlation coefficients, hypothesis tests, variance analysis, and confidence intervals and much . Once again the presentation was nicely done, but I couldn’t help but wonder if somebody with a limited maths/statistics background would be able to follow.
This becomes even of an issue when the book moves on to topics like multiple and logistic regression analysis. If this is one’s first exposure to these concepts, I’m not sure that the content up to that point will have been sufficient for understanding, while readers already familiar with the subject matter may not find too much interesting material here.
Overall this has not been my favorite title by No Starch so far, but I never read one of their Manga Guides before. While I do appreciate the attempt to make difficult subjects approachable, I’m not entirely sure it worked for me in this case. Without previous knowledge of statistics and regression analysis I think some parts of the book would have been a bit over my head, though that is obviously a bit hard to judge. That said they drawings are nice with a cute enough background story (if you can deal with the caveat mentioned above) and different approaches work for different people. So while I can’t give this book a wholehearted recommendation, it’s definitely worth checking out if you need to learn some regression analysis and find traditional books too boring. It could also be a useful resource during exam preparation or revision, since the nice and easygoing presentation could be beneficial to those with prior knowledge of the subject. 1593277288 It was in a very good condition, like new. The cover was a little dirty but I was able to clean it by using an eraser. 1593277288 Perfect book 1593277288 These Manga Guides are great. This one is no exception 1593277288
