Super Crunchers

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• Let’s Go to the Stats

  What is it about math that can make people so angry? In the late 1980s, a wine lover named Orley Ashenfelter began publishing a newsletter called Liquid Assets that predicted how good each Bordeaux vintage would turn out to be. Instead of basing his ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

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  Apre la mente

  Ti fa capire come le persone possono essere intelligenti e sfruttare meglio tutte le conoscenze per prendere delle decisioni sagge.
  Ma d'altra parte tinfa capire quante persone poco intelligenti (e talvolta arroganti) non ne vogliano sapere.

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  Marco Torchiano said on Jan 14, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• Very interesting but also... scary. Hope all these nice thingies will be used just for good... power of science.

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  Fabio Akbar said on Apr 8, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  one of those single idea books; too much examples too little content

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  Piet said on May 29, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Super Crunchers is a fascinating look at how statistical methods can be applied to problems in business, medicine, education, and more. The author, Ian Ayres, is to be commended on his presentation of technical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. For teachers, the book is a virtual trea ... (continue)

  Super Crunchers is a fascinating look at how statistical methods can be applied to problems in business, medicine, education, and more. The author, Ian Ayres, is to be commended on his presentation of technical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. For teachers, the book is a virtual treasure trove, with example after example of individuals and organizations harnessing statistical methods to make superior decisions. The only drawback is the tone: the first half of the book borders on sensationalism. If, like me, you find this off-putting, try to stay the course—the second half is more subdued.

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  Victor B said on Dec 27, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 272 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0553805401
• ISBN-13: 9780553805406
• Publisher: Bantam
• Pub date: Aug 28, 2007
• Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書

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