# Statistical foundations/theory book recommendation(s)

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**Created:** [May 14, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/statistical-foundations-theory-book-recommendation-s/4406 "2021-05-14T16:52:46Z")\
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The perspective you take will impact what you need in a foundation. Think about David Spiegelhalter’s _Art of Statistics_, Richard McElreath’s _Statistical Rethinking_, and Richard Royal _Statistical Evidence_. For an introduction to the latter, go to [Blume’s blog](https://www.statisticalevidence.com).

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