Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
Psychology and sociology have had their day; super crunching is the trend of the future. Yale Law School econometrician Ian Ayres argues that for those in the know, large-scale data analysis and hypothesis testing are already dominant. He proves his point with examples that cut across categories:...
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Psychology and sociology have had their day; super crunching is the trend of the future. Yale Law School econometrician Ian Ayres argues that for those in the know, large-scale data analysis and hypothesis testing are already dominant. He proves his point with examples that cut across categories: travel pricing, medical diagnostics, online dating services, screenwriting, baseball, civil liability, gambling, Internet auctions, hiring practices. Super Crunchers not only offers you a sneak peak into these cutting-edge technologies; it provides a wide sampling of what they are teaching us. A thoroughly fascinating statistics tutorial.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780553805406 (0553805401)
Publish date: August 28th 2007
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Academic,
School,
Science,
Technology,
Business,
Economics,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Social Science,
Mathematics
http://pro-libertate.net/20100318/115-read-super-crunchers-why-thinking-numbers-new-way-be-smart
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