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Numbers Rule Your World: the Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do by Kaiser Fung (2010, Hardcover)

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WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY? How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World? Who decides that "standardized tests" are fair? Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps? What does it mean, statistically, to be an "Average Joe"? NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLD In the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Super Crunchers, this fascinating book from renowned statistician and blogger Kaiser Fung takes you inside the hidden world of facts and figures that affect you every day, in every way. These are the statistics that rule your life, your job, your commute, your vacation, your food, your health, your money, and your success. This is how engineers calculate your quality of living, how corporations determine your needs, and how politicians estimate your opinions. These are the numbers you never think about-even though they play a crucial role in every single aspect of your life. What you learn may surprise you, amuse you, or even enrage you. But there's one thing you won't be able to deny: Numbers Rule Your World... "An easy read with a big benefit." --Fareed Zakaria, CNN "For those who have anxiety about how organization data-mining is impacting their world, Kaiser Fung pulls back the curtain to reveal the good and the bad of predictive analytics." --Ian Ayres,Yale professor and author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking By Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart "A book that engages us with stories that a journalist would write, the compelling stories behind the stories as illuminated by the numbers, and the dynamics that the numbers reveal." --John Sall, Executive Vice President, SAS Institute "Little did I suspect, when I picked up Kaiser Fung's book, that I would become so entranced by it - an illuminating and accessible exploration of the power of statistical analysis for those of us who have no prior training in a field that he explores so ably." --Peter Clarke, author of Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist "A tremendous book. . . . If you want to understand how to use statistics, how to think with numbers and yet to do this without getting lost in equations, if you've been looking for the book to unlock the door to logical thinking about problems, well, you will be pleased to know that you are holding that book in your hands." --Daniel Finkelstein, Executive Editor, The Times of London "I thoroughly enjoyed this accessible book and enthusiastically recommendit to anyone looking to understand and appreciate the role of statistics and dataanalysis in solving problems and in creating a better world." --Michael Sherman, Texas A&M University, American Statistician

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Publisher
Mcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10
0071626530
ISBN-13
9780071626538
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77220827

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Author
Kaiser Fung
Publication Name
Numbers Rule Your World: the Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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8.8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Qa276.12
Table of Content
1.) Introduction 2.) Fast Passes are to Slow Merges: the discontent of being averaged 3.) Bagged Spinach is to Bad Score: the virtue of being wrong 4.) Item Bank is to Risk Pool: the dilemma of being together 5.) Timid Testers are to Magic Lassos: the cloak of being asymmetric 6.) Jet Crashes are to Jackpots: the power of being impossible 7.) Conclusion
Copyright Date
2010
Topic
Skills, Probability & Statistics / General, Production & Operations Management, Forecasting
Lccn
2009-051809
Dewey Decimal
519.5
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, Mathematics

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