9 Pitfalls of Data Science

The 9 Pitfalls of Data Science is loaded with entertaining tales of both successful and misguided approaches to interpreting data, both grand successes and epic failures.

List of contents

• 1: Pitfall #1: Using Bad Data


• 2: Pitfall #2: Putting Data Before Theory


• 3: Pitfall #3: Worshiping Math


• 4: Pitfall #4: Worshiping Computers


• 5: Pitfall #5: Torturing Data


• 6: Pitfall #6: Fooling Yourself


• 7: Pitfall #7: Confusing Correlation with Causation


• 8: Pitfall #8: Being Surprised By Regression Toward the Mean


• 9: Pitfall #9: Doing Harm


• 10: Case Study: The Great Recession

About the author

Gary Smith is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University and was an Assistant Professor there for seven years. He has won two teaching awards and written (or co-authored) more than 80 academic papers and twelve books including Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie With Statistics, What the Luck? The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives, and Money Machine: The Surprisingly Simple Power of Value Investing. His research has been featured by Bloomberg Radio Network, CNBC, The Brian Lehrer Show, Forbes, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Motley Fool, Newsweek, and BusinessWeek.

Jay Cordes is a data scientist who enjoys tackling challenging problems, including how to guide future data scientists away from the common pitfalls he saw in the corporate world. He's a recent graduate from UC Berkeley's Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) program and graduated from Pomona College with a mathematics major. He has worked as a software developer and a data analyst and was also a strategic advisor and sparring partner for the winning pokerbot in the 2007 AAAI Computer Poker Competition world championship.

Summary

The 9 Pitfalls of Data Science is loaded with entertaining tales of both successful and misguided approaches to interpreting data, both grand successes and epic failures.

Additional text

The 9 Pitfalls of Data Science is the modern version of the classic book, How to Lie with Statistics. The authors write with authority, experience, and humor and makes for a very enjoyable and informative reading experience.

Product details

• Authors: Jay Cordes, Gary Smith, Gary (Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics Smith
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2019
• EAN: 9780198844396
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884439-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Artificial Intelligence, popular science, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / Discrete Mathematics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Maths for computer scientists, Popular and recreational mathematics, Popular mathematics, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, Data analysis: general, Data science and analysis: general