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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Silver, Nate, 1978-     Subjects     Forecasting.     Forecasting -- Methodology.     Forecasting -- History.     Bayesian statistical decision theory.     Knowledge, Theory of.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Silver, Nate, 1978-       by title:      The signal and the n...       by call number:      519.542 S587s     Search the Web     Silver, Nate, 1978-     Forecasting.     Forecasting -- Methodology.     Forecasting -- History.     Bayesian statistical decision theory.     Knowledge, Theory of.       MARC Display

The signal and the noise : why most predictions fail-- but some don't / Nate Silver. by Silver, Nate, 1978- Penguin Press, 2012. Call #: 519.542 S587s Subjects Forecasting.   Forecasting -- Methodology.   Forecasting -- History.   Bayesian statistical decision theory.   Knowledge, Theory of. ISBN:  9781594204111 (hbk.) 159420411X (hbk.) Description:  534 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  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. Summary:  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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 519.542 S587s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 519.542 S587s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 519.542 S587s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 519.542 S587s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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