Which book should you read first, Active Statistics or Regression and Other Stories?

Kiran Gauthier writes:

I was checking the web pages for Active Statistics and Regression and Other Stories and although I saw that Active Statistics is meant to accompany Regression and Other Stories, I was wondering how you would recommend reading them.

Would it be best to read Regression and Other Stories through fully, then come back to Active Statistics, switch the ordering, or read them synchronously?

I replied that the books are different. Regression and Other Stories is a textbook so in that way is more straightforward to read. Active Statistics is full of stories so is more readable. If you have a problem that you want to solve, it makes sense to first go to Regression and Other Stories and see if you can find an appropriate method. If you want to start reading, I’d suggest reading Active Statistics first because it has lots of fun stories.

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