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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don’t Silver, N
Silver, Nate.
Publication Date: Jan 1 2012. Condition : Used – Good.
Publication Date: Jan 1 2012. About More Than Words.
What stands out about this textbook is the way it connects real-world examples to theory.
Most predictions fail, often at great cost to society, because experts and laypeople mistake more confident predictions for more accurate ones. If our appreciation of uncertainty improves, our predictions can get better too.
Nobody wrote or highlighted anything in this book. What you see is what you get. Dust Jacket has some shelf wear
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don’t by Silver, Nate May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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