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Statistical Rethinking
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Statistical Rethinking

Richard McElreath

19 people recommended it in 9 threads, 2017–2026.

2 of those were in the last year.

1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.

What people on Hacker News said

jdreaver
Lastly, Statistical Rethinking [3] really did change the way I think about statistics.

on HN, 2023

tambourineman88
It's a rare thing to want to read a statistics textbook cover to cover but I did with this and enjoyed it.

on HN, 2020

jerrygenser
Statistical rethinking by Richard McElreath also helped me to understand bayesian analysis and simulation -- possibly the best hands on bayesian analysis book for beginners

on HN, 2022

thatcherc
I had a real "click" moment with Statistic Rethinking (2nd Edition) too! I never really "got" Bayes' Theorem before (could use it to solve homework problems and stuff but never appreciated it) but somewhere in SR Chapter 2 the whole point of it really snapped into focus.

on HN, 2022

xitrium
Statistical Rethinking is the first book that helped me make sense of statistical modeling (and probability as applied to modeling):

on HN, 2022

montalbano
This is widely regarded as the most accessible intro textbook to Bayesian statistics.

on HN, 2026

stdbrouw
"Statistical Rethinking" by Richard McElreath gets a lot of people excited about statistics again, after having suffered through the standard curriculum.

on HN, 2022

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