The Signal and the Noise - The Art and Science of Prediction

Informationen zum Autor Nate Silver is a statistician and political forecaster at The New York Times . In 2012, he correctly predicted the outcome of 50 out of 50 states during the US presidential election, trumping the professional pollsters and pundits. He was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the world, and one of Rolling Stones' top Agents of Change. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Klappentext Nate Silver is a statistician and political forecaster at The New York Times . In 2012, he correctly predicted the outcome of 50 out of 50 states during the US presidential election, trumping the professional pollsters and pundits. He was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the world, and one of Rolling Stones' top Agents of Change. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Zusammenfassung Reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, the author takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can use information in a smarter way amid a noise of data - and make predictions in our lives.

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Product details

• Authors: Silver Nate, Nate Silver, Nate Silver, Silver Nate
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.04.2013
• EAN: 9780141975658
• ISBN: 978-0-14-197565-8
• No. of pages: 534
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Probability theory, stochastic theory, mathematical statistics; Non-fiction book; popular science, MATHEMATICS / Applied, Popular and recreational mathematics, Popular mathematics, Bayesian Inference