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Supercrunchers: How Anything Can Be Predicted
Ian Ayres
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Description for Supercrunchers: How Anything Can Be Predicted
Paperback. Super Crunchers are the pioneers who 'think by numbers' to find patterns in human behaviour and predict the future - with staggeringly accurate results Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
When would a casino stop a gambler from playing his next hand? How could a company use statistical analysis to blackball you from the job you want? Why should you worry when customer services pay attention to your needs? Beginning with examples of the mathematician who out-predicted wine buffs in determining the best vintages, and the sports scouts who now use statistics rather than intuition to pick winners, Super Crunchers exposes the hidden patterns all around us. No businessperson, academic, student, or consumer (statistically that's everyone) should make another move without getting ... Read more
When would a casino stop a gambler from playing his next hand? How could a company use statistical analysis to blackball you from the job you want? Why should you worry when customer services pay attention to your needs? Beginning with examples of the mathematician who out-predicted wine buffs in determining the best vintages, and the sports scouts who now use statistics rather than intuition to pick winners, Super Crunchers exposes the hidden patterns all around us. No businessperson, academic, student, or consumer (statistically that's everyone) should make another move without getting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719564659
SKU
V9780719564659
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99-50
About Ian Ayres
Ian Ayres is a professor at Yale, both in the Law School and in the School of Management, as well as a lawyer and author. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio in America and a columnist for Forbes magazine. A contributor to the New York Times and editor of the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, he ... Read more
Reviews for Supercrunchers: How Anything Can Be Predicted
'Convincing'
Economist
'Entertaining and enlightening'
Financial Times
Groundbreaking ... Not only is it fun to read. It just may change the way you think'
Stephen D Levitt co-author of Freakonomics
Economist
'Entertaining and enlightening'
Financial Times
Groundbreaking ... Not only is it fun to read. It just may change the way you think'
Stephen D Levitt co-author of Freakonomics