| The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You Contributor(s): Page, Scott E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465094627 ISBN-13: 9780465094622 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Data Modeling & Design - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - Bayesian Analysis - Social Science | Statistics |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.50 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true 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. |