The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

By: Scott E. Page

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Synopsis: How anyone can become a data ninja From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren't enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational models--from linear regression to random walks and far beyond--that can turn anyone into a genius. At the core of the book is Page's "many-model paradigm," which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs. The Model Thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 448 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780465094639
Related ISBNs:: 9780465094622
Publisher:: Basic Books
Date of Addition:: 11/23/22
Copyrighted By:: Scott E. Page
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Reference, Sports, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance, Technology, Psychology, Education, Social Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.