The signal and the noise :
by Silver, Nate, frey50
Published by : Penguin Press, (New York :) , 2012 Physical details: 534 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:9781594204111; 159420411X.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 - 599 | 519.542 Sil (Browse shelf) | Available | 99517 |
A Catastrophic failure of prediction -- Are you smarter than a television pundit? -- All I care about is W's and L's -- For years you've been telling us that rain is green -- Desperately seeking signal -- How to drown in three feet of water -- Role models -- Less and less and less wrong -- Rage against the machines -- The poker bubble -- If you can't beat 'em ... -- A climate of healthy skepticism -- What you don't know can hurt you.
Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction.