Super Crunchers : Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart

English

ISBN: 0553384732

EAN: 9780553384734

Category: Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / Regression Analysis/Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General/Business & Economics / Business Mathematics/

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Release Date: 09/04/2008

Synopsis: An international sensationand still the talk of the relevant blogospherethis Wall Street Journal and New York Times business bestseller examines the power in numbers. Today more than ever, number crunching affects your life in ways you might not even imagine. Intuition and experience are no longer enough to make the grade. In order to succeedeven survivein our data-based world, you need to become statistically literate. Cutting-edge organizations are already crunching increasingly larger databases to find the unseen connections among seemingly unconnected things to predict human behavior with staggeringly accurate results. From Internet sites like Google and Amazon that use filters to keep track of your tastes and your purchasing history, to insurance companies and government agencies that every day make decisions affecting your life, the brave new world of the super crunchers is happening right now. No one who wants to stay ahead of the curve should make another keystroke without reading Ian Ayress engrossing and enlightening book.

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Super Crunchers : Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.68 inches

Width: 5.16 inches

Length: 8.24 inches

Weight: 8.99 oz

Pages: 320